Patent ID: 8762337

Claim:
A replication method comprising: performing an intelligent synchronization process of relevant portions of an image, wherein said intelligent synchronization process comprises at least determining if information within a storage range is in use by receiving and examining a mapping of the information within the storage range, wherein the storage range is a dynamically configurable; and performing an intelligent storage verification process, wherein said intelligent storage verification process comprises: quiescing a primary system; determining portions of primary system storage resources of the primary system that are in use; taking a primary snapshot of primary system storage information associated with said primary system storage resources that is in use; injecting a marker in a data stream from said primary system; taking a secondary snapshot of secondary system storage information associated with secondary system storage resources of a secondary system that is in use; and comparing said primary snapshot to said secondary snapshot; wherein the intelligent synchronization process further comprises forwarding information within the storage range to the secondary system storage resources in the event said information is determined to be in use.