| CPC G06F 11/1464 (2013.01) [G06F 11/2082 (2013.01)] | 6 Claims |

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1. A process comprising:
setting up a storage platform so that a first storage component in the storage platform is responsible for fulfilling service request targeting a volume and a second storage component in the storage platform maintains a copy of the volume;
the second storage component receiving a service request with data for modification of the volume;
the second storage component keeping a copy of the data and transmitting the data to the first storage component;
the first storage component fulfilling the service request to modify the volume;
the first storage component transmitting replication instructions to the second storage component, the replication instructions not including the data; and
the second storage component using the replication instructions and the copy of the data to update the copy of the volume.
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