US 11,775,392 B2
Indirect replication of a dataset
Benjamin Borowiec, San Jose, CA (US); Steve Hodgson, Cobham (GB); and Ethan L. Miller, Santa Cruz, CA (US)
Assigned to PURE STORAGE, INC., Santa Clara, CA (US)
Filed by PURE STORAGE, INC., Mountain View, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/362,183.
Application 17/362,183 is a continuation of application No. 16/263,090, filed on Jan. 31, 2019, granted, now 11,061,786.
Application 16/263,090 is a continuation of application No. 15/404,653, filed on Jan. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,235,065, issued on Mar. 19, 2019.
Application 15/404,653 is a continuation of application No. 14/567,990, filed on Dec. 11, 2014, granted, now 9,552,248, issued on Jan. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0326222 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01); G06F 11/30 (2006.01); G06F 11/34 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 11/07 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1451 (2013.01) [G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0665 (2013.01); G06F 11/0748 (2013.01); G06F 11/0757 (2013.01); G06F 11/0772 (2013.01); G06F 11/1446 (2013.01); G06F 11/1456 (2013.01); G06F 11/1464 (2013.01); G06F 11/2069 (2013.01); G06F 11/2071 (2013.01); G06F 11/2094 (2013.01); G06F 11/2097 (2013.01); G06F 11/3034 (2013.01); G06F 11/3476 (2013.01); G06F 11/0712 (2013.01); G06F 11/0727 (2013.01); G06F 11/0766 (2013.01); G06F 11/0793 (2013.01); G06F 2201/81 (2013.01); G06F 2201/84 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a target storage system, an indication that a dataset stored on a source storage system will be replicated to the target storage system;
identifying, by the target storage system, portions of the dataset that are not already stored on the target storage system; and
initiating, by the target storage system, replication of one or more of the portions of the dataset that are not already stored on the target storage system from an additional source storage system other than the source storage system.