Production recovery using a point in time snapshot

A system, comprising:

• a primary data storage, including a production Logical Unit (LU), in communication with a backup storage and a Data Protection Appliance (DPA);
• and
• computer-executable program logic encoded in memory of one or more computers enabled to provide access on a primary data storage, wherein the computer-executable program logic is configured for the execution of:
• creating a snapshot of the production LU on the primary data storage;
• synthesizing a recovery snapshot at a Point in Time (PiT), wherein the recovery snapshot is the production LU at the PiT;
• and
• performing a restore operation on the snapshot of the production LU at, the primary data storage using the recovery snapshot, wherein the snapshot of the production LU is restored to the production LU at the PiT, thereby creating a second recovery snapshot;
• wherein the second recovery snapshot is enabled to be utilized as the production LU without affecting the production LU.

A computer program product for providing access to data on a primary data storage including a production Logical Unit (LU) in communication with a backup storage and a Data Protection Appliance (DPA), the computer program product comprising:

• a non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with computer-executable code, the code configured to enable the execution of:
• creating a snapshot of the production LU on the primary data storage;
• synthesizing a recovery snapshot at a Point in Time (PiT), wherein the recovery snapshot is the production LU at the PiT;
• and
• performing a restore operation on the snapshot of the production LU at the primary data storage using the recovery snapshot, wherein the snapshot of the production LU is restored to the production LU at the PiT, thereby creating a second recovery snapshot;
• wherein the second recovery snapshot is enabled to be utilized as the production LU without affecting the production LU.