Abstract:
Provided are a method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume. For each of the source volume and target volume, the memory includes: (i) at least one element, wherein each element represents a range of sequential data units in the volume; (ii) at least one relationship entry, wherein each relationship entry represents one relationship; (iii) at least one element pointer associating one element with one relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the relationship represented by the relationship entry that the pointer associates with the element; and (iv) one relationship pointer for each relationship entry associating the relationship entry with volume metadata, wherein the volume metadata provides information on the relationship represented by the relationship entry.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method, a system and a program for managing the relationship between one target volume and one source volume. SOLUTION: By at least one element representing a range of a sequential data unit in a volume, at least one relation item representing one relation, and at least one element pointer associating one element with one relation item, information related to an existing relationship between at least one source volume and one target volume is maintained in a memory. Further, when a new relationship between at least one target volume and at least one source volume is added, a new relation item representing the new relationship is added in the memory. Also, one new element pointer for each element is added so as to associate the new relation item with each element including a data unit included in the new relationship. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
Es wird ein Verfahren zum Löschen einer Relation zwischen einer Quelle und einem Ziel in einer Architektur mit mehreren Zielen beschrieben. Die Architektur mit mehreren Zielen beinhaltet eine Quelle und mehrere platzsparende (SE-)Ziele, die dieser zugeordnet sind. Bei einer Ausführungsform beinhaltet ein solches Verfahren zunächst ein Identifizieren einer Relation, die aus der Architektur mit mehreren Zielen gelöscht werden soll. Anschließend wird ein platzsparendes (SE-)Ziel identifiziert, das der Relation zugehörig ist. Eine Zuordnungsstruktur ordnet Daten in logischen Spuren des SE-Ziels physischen Spuren einer Datenablage zu. Anschließend identifiziert das Verfahren ein gleichgeordnetes SE-Ziel, das Daten von dem SE-Ziel erbt. Nachdem das SE-Ziel und das gleichgeordnete SE-Ziel identifiziert worden sind, modifiziert das Verfahren die Zuordnungsstruktur, um die Daten in den physischen Spuren der Datenablage den logischen Spuren des gleichgeordneten SE-Ziels zuzuordnen. Die Relation wird anschließend zwischen der Quelle und dem SE-Ziel gelöscht. Ein entsprechendes Computerprogrammprodukt wird hierin ebenfalls beschrieben.
Abstract:
Disclosed is a technique for reducing an amount of data transferred. A first indicator is maintained for each source block of data to indicate whether the source block of data has been updated in source storage since the source block of data was last transferred to target storage. A second indicator is maintained for each target block of data in target storage to indicate whether the target block of data has been updated in target storage since the target block of data was overwritten by a corresponding source block of data. When transferring data from the source storage to the target storage, each source block of data for which a first indicator has been set to indicate that the source block of data has been updated is transferred and each source block of data that corresponds to a target block of data for which a second indicator has been set to indicate that the target block of data has been updated is transferred.
Abstract:
Provided are a method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume. For each of the source volume and target volume, the memory includes: (i) at least one element, wherein each element represents a range of sequential data units in the volume; (ii) at least one relationship entry, wherein each relationship entry represents one relationship; (iii) at least one element pointer associating one element with one relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the relationship represented by the relationship entry that the pointer associates with the element; and (iv) one relationship pointer for each relationship entry associating the relationship entry with volume metadata, wherein the volume metadata provides information on the relationship represented by the relationship entry.
Abstract:
Provided are a method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume. For each of the source volume and target volume, the memory includes: (i) at least one element, wherein each element represents a range of sequential data units in the volume; (ii) at least one relationship entry, wherein each relationship entry represents one relationship; (iii) at least one element pointer associating one element with one relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the relationship represented by the relationship entry that the pointer associates with the element; and (iv) one relationship pointer for each relationship entry associating the relationship entry with volume metadata, wherein the volume metadata provides information on the relationship represented by the relationship entry.
Abstract:
A method for deleting a relation between a source and a target in a multi-target architecture is described. The multi-target architecture includes a source and multiple space-efficient (SE) targets mapped thereto. In one embodiment, such a method includes initially identifying a relation for deletion from the multi-target architecture. A space-efficient (SE) target associated with the relation is then identified. A mapping structure maps data in logical tracks of the SE target to physical tracks of a repository. The method then identifies a sibling SE target that inherits data from the SE target. Once the SE target and the sibling SE target are identified, the method modifies the mapping structure to map the data in the physical tracks of the repository to the logical tracks of the sibling SE target. The relation is then deleted between the source and the SE target. A corresponding computer program product is also described herein.
Abstract:
Provided are a method, system, and program for managing a relationship between one target volume and one source volume. Information is maintained in memory on an existing relationship between at least one source volume and at least one target volume, comprising: (i) at least one element, wherein each element represents a range of sequential data units in the volume; (ii) at least one relationship entry, wherein each relationship entry represents one relationship; and (iii) at least one element pointer associating one element with one relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the relationship represented by the relationship entry that the pointer associates with the element. A new relationship between at least one target volume and at least one source volume is added. Further, added is a new relationship entry in the memory representing the new relationship and one new element pointer is added in the memory for each element including data units included in the new relationship to associate the element with the new relationship entry, wherein the data units represented by the element are part of the new relationship.