Method and apparatus for managing and formatting metadata in an autonomous operation conducted by a third party
First Claim
1. An apparatus including a computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions capable of being executed by a computer for formatting a data source and corresponding metadata in an autonomous operation, comprising:
- an initialization module configured to prepare metadata for an autonomous operation conducted by a third party, the metadata corresponding to a data source;
a loader configured to load autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location; and
an assembler configured to selectively assemble, according to a set of formatting rules, autonomous operation instructions from the first location and the second location into a set of autonomous operation instructions.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for managing and formatting data in an autonomous data transfer operation are provided. An initialization module is configured to prepare metadata corresponding to a data source. A loader loads autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and loads autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location. An assembler selectively assembles, according to a set of formatting rules, autonomous operation instructions from the first location and the second location into a set of autonomous operation instructions. By assembling an ordered set of autonomous operation instructions, a third party autonomous operation may effectively insert metadata into and remove metadata from a contiguous data stream of a data source without altering the data.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus including a computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions capable of being executed by a computer for formatting a data source and corresponding metadata in an autonomous operation, comprising:
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an initialization module configured to prepare metadata for an autonomous operation conducted by a third party, the metadata corresponding to a data source; a loader configured to load autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location; and an assembler configured to selectively assemble, according to a set of formatting rules, autonomous operation instructions from the first location and the second location into a set of autonomous operation instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus for formatting a data source and corresponding metadata in an autonomous operation, comprising:
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a third party device configured to execute an autonomous operation on a data source according to a set of autonomous operation instructions, wherein the set of autonomous operation instructions are selectively assembled from a first location and a second location according to a set of formatting rules, the first location comprising autonomous operation instructions corresponding to metadata and the second location comprising autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source; and at least one storage device in communication with the third party device, the at least one storage device configured to respond to I/O (Input / Output) instructions that result from the set of autonomous operation instructions executed by the third party device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A system for formatting a data source and corresponding metadata in an autonomous operation, comprising:
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a data mover configured to communicate with a first storage device and a second storage device over a network; a processor in communication with the data mover and configured to initiate a third party extended copy command by way of the data mover to transfer data between the first storage device and the second storage device, wherein the processor is configured to prepare metadata for the third party extended copy command, the metadata corresponding to a data source stored on the first storage device, load third party extended copy command instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and load third party extended copy command instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location, and selectively assemble third party extended copy command instructions from the first location and the second location according to a set of formatting rules into a set of third party extended copy command instructions suitable for the data mover. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for formatting a data source and corresponding metadata in an autonomous operation, comprising:
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preparing metadata corresponding to a data source for an autonomous operation conducted by a third party; loading autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and loading autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location; and selectively assembling autonomous operation instructions from the first location and the second location according to a set of formatting rules. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An apparatus including a computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions capable of being executed by a computer for formatting a data source involved in an autonomous operation with metadata, comprising:
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means for preparing metadata corresponding to a data source for an autonomous operation conducted by a third party; means for generating autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source and autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the means for loading autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location; and means for selectively assembling autonomous operation instructions from the first location and the second location according to a set of formatting rules. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An article of manufacture comprising a program storage medium readable by a processor and embodying one or more instructions executable by a processor to perform a method for formatting a data source involved in an autonomous operation with metadata, the method comprising:
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preparing metadata corresponding to a data source for an autonomous operation conducted by a third party; loading autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the data source into a first location and autonomous operation instructions corresponding to the metadata into a second location; and selectively assembling autonomous operation instructions from the first location and the second location according to a set of formatting rules. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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