Implementing synchronization for remote disk mirroring
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsAaron T. Albertson, Robert Miller, Brian A. Nordland, Kiswanto Thayib
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Abstract
A method, and system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system. A source backup copy is made locally available to a target for remote disk mirroring. Sectors are identified that are different between the source and target. A hash function is used over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size.
Claims8
A system for implementing enhanced fast full synchronization for remote disk mirroring in a computer system comprising:
- a source storage and a target storage;
- a respective memory controller coupled to said source storage and said target storage,
- said respective memory controller providing a source backup copy locally available to the target for remote disk mirroring;
- said respective memory controller identifying sectors that are different between the source and target using a hash function over a block to be compared, with an adaptive number of tracking sectors per block, starting with a minimum block size;
- said respective memory controller, in response to hashes matching between source and target, increasing a block size by an integral number of tracking sectors;
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- said respective memory controller, in response to hashes not matching between source and target, setting the block size to the minimum tracking block size.
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