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Replicating a storage entity stored in a given storage system to multiple other storage systems

  • US 10,437,508 B1
  • Filed: 08/09/2017
  • Issued: 10/08/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2017
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for replicating a storage entity to a group of storage systems, the method comprises:

  • splitting the storage entity, by a given storage system, to provide storage entity portions;

    generating, by the given storage system, storage entity portions information for distributing the storage entity portions between all storage systems of the group so that each storage system of the group eventually receives the storage entity portions;

    transmitting the storage entity portions, from the given storage system, to storage systems of the group;

    wherein the transmitting comprises transmitting different storage entity portions from the given storage system to different storage systems of the group;

    sending, by the given storage system, the storage entity portions information to at least some storage systems of the group; and

    determining, by the given storage system, whether all the storage systems of the group received all the storage entity portions.

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