Abstract: A method includes executing a configuration engine on one or more data processing device(s) of a computing system. In accordance with the execution, the method also includes discovering at least a subset of a number of resources associated with a target environment of the computing system, generating an environment definition associated with the target environment, building baseline configurations, policies, and metadata for at least the subset of the number of resources, and versioning the aforementioned data.

Abstract: A method includes executing a configuration engine on one or more data processing device(s) of a computing system. In accordance with the execution, the method also includes discovering at least a subset of a number of resources associated with a target environment of the computing system, generating an environment definition associated with the target environment, building baseline configurations, policies and metadata for at least the subset of the number of resources, and versioning the aforementioned data.

Abstract: A method includes executing a configuration engine on one or more data processing device(s) of a computing system. In accordance with the execution, the method also includes discovering at least a subset of a number of resources associated with a target environment of the computing system, generating an environment definition associated with the target environment, building baseline configurations, policies and metadata for at least the subset of the number of resources, and versioning the aforementioned data.

Abstract: A method includes executing a configuration engine on one or more data processing device(s) of a computing system. In accordance with the execution, the method also includes discovering at least a subset of a number of resources associated with a target environment of the computing system, generating an environment definition associated with the target environment, building baseline configurations, policies and metadata for at least the subset of the number of resources, and versioning the aforementioned data.

Abstract: A method, system, computer system, and computer-readable medium that identify the number of times areas of storage are updated and use that information to synchronize primary and secondary storage areas. The invention enables quick resumption of operations upon a discovery that primary and secondary data have become unsynchronized. Regions of storage that are unsynchronized can be identified quickly without the need to read the change log. In addition, data are copied efficiently, with minimal or no duplication of effort or data. Faster and more reliable storage can be allocated for storing regions of data that are “hot spots,” thereby making better use of existing storage resources and budgets.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for performing periodic replication using a write-ordered log. According to one embodiment, a plurality of write operations to a primary data volume are tracked using a write operation log and then data associated with the plurality of write operations is replicated to a secondary data volume by coalescing the plurality of write operations utilizing the write operation log and transferring data associated with the plurality of write operations to the secondary data volume. According to another embodiment the described tracking includes storing metadata associated with the plurality of write operations within the write operation log. In another embodiment, the described coalescing includes identifying a non-overlapping portion of a first write operation and a second write operation of the plurality of write operations utilizing the metadata.

Abstract: A control facility that allows a non-programmer to use and manipulate replicated data without disrupting replication of the data itself. The control facility can be used and customized for a variety of software applications and storage platforms. These customized control facilities can enable a system administrator without application- or storage system-specific knowledge to perform off-host processing of the replicated data, such as taking snapshots of the data and running Decision Support System reports. In response to a single user command during replication of data from a primary node to a secondary node, the following steps are performed: obtaining a control message from the primary node, wherein the control message is associated with a control command for execution on the secondary node; and automatically executing the control command on the secondary node.

Abstract: A method and system of providing periodic replication is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises creating a storage object corresponding to a storage volume, wherein the storage object comprises a point-in-time copy of the storage volume and a storage volume map; and replicating the storage volume using the storage object.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for performing periodic replication using a log and a change map. According to one embodiment, a first region and a second region of a primary data volume are identified and a plurality of write operations to the primary data volume are tracked by tracking write operations to the first region utilizing a storage replication log and tracking write operations to the second region utilizing a storage replication change map. Thereafter, data associated with the plurality of write operations is replicated from the primary data volume to a secondary data volume utilizing at least one of the storage replication log and the storage replication change map.

Abstract: A method and system of providing periodic replication is disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method is provided which comprises creating a storage object corresponding to a data volume, wherein the storage object comprises a point-in-time copy of the data volume and a data volume map; and replicating the data volume utilizing the storage object.

Abstract: A control facility that allows a non-programmer to use and manipulate replicated data without disrupting replication of the data itself. The control facility can be used and customized for a variety of software applications and storage platforms to perform off-host processing of the replicated data. In response to a single user command during replication of data from a primary node to a secondary node, a control message is obtained from the primary node and a control command associated with the control message is automatically executed on the secondary node. A portion of the data is diverted from first storage at the secondary node to second storage in response to obtaining the control message, the portion of the data is copied to the first storage in response to completing the execution of the control command, and the data is automatically re-directed to the first storage in response to completing the copying.