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System for parallel, remote administration of mirrored and alternate volume groups in a distributed data processing system

  • US 6,243,828 B1
  • Filed: 07/07/1998
  • Issued: 06/05/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/07/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A distributed processing system comprising:

  • multiple processors, one processor being designated a control node and one or more other processors each being designated a target node;

    a system data repository (SDR) coupled to said control node;

    means for administering at least one of a mirrored volume group or an alternate volume group of at least one target node from said control node, said means for administering comprising;

    (i) means for storing information in a Node object and a Volume_Group object in said SDR, said Node object and said Volume_Group object providing information on each volume group of the at least one target node in the distributed processing system; and

    (ii) means for performing at the at least one target node at least one of mirroring of a volume group or designating an alternate volume group, said means for performing being initiated at said control node remote from said at least one target node.

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