Patent Application

App. No. 10/616,131

Abstract

Claims (34)

1 . A method, comprising:

storing a set of data on a data storage medium;

displaying a graphical user interface to a user, wherein the graphical user interface is a graphical representation of a replication schema to protect the set of data against logical disruption; and

providing the user with an ability to modify the replication schema through the graphical user interface.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising modifying the replication schema based on input received from the user through the graphical user interface.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising displaying a set of blocks on the graphical user interface, wherein each block represents an instance of replication.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a subset of the set of blocks represents a snapshot copy.

5 . The method of claim 3 , wherein a subset of the set of blocks represents a full copy.

6 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising dividing the set of blocks into groups.

7 . The method of claim 6 , wherein each group represents a different time interval.

8 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising indicating whether a group is an online copy or an offline copy.

9 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising color-coding the set of blocks to indicate a point-in-time source set of data.

10 . A set of instructions residing in a storage medium, said set of instructions capable of being executed by a storage controller to implement a method for processing data, the method comprising:

storing a set of data on a data storage medium; and

displaying a graphical user interface to a user, wherein the graphical user interface is a graphical representation of a replication schema to protect the set of data against logical disruption and provides the user with an ability to modify the replication schema.

11 . The set of instructions of claim 10 , further comprising modifying the replication schema based on input received from the user through the graphical user interface.

12 . The set of instructions of claim 10 , further comprising displaying a set of blocks on the graphical user interface, wherein each block represents an instance of replication.

13 . The set of instructions of claim 12 , wherein a subset of the set of blocks represents a snapshot copy.

14 . The set of instructions of claim 12 , wherein a subset of the set of blocks represents a full copy.

15 . The set of instructions of claim 12 , further comprising dividing the set of blocks into groups.

16 . The set of instructions of claim 15 , wherein each group represents a different replication interval.

17 . The set of instructions of claim 15 , further comprising indicating whether a group is an online copy or an offline copy.

18 . The set of instructions of claim 12 , further comprising color-coding the set of blocks to indicate a point-in-time source set of data

19 . A processing system, comprising:

a memory that stores a set of data;

a processor that performs a replication schema to protect the set of data against logical disruptions;

a display that shows a graphical user interface representing a graphical representation of the replication schema; and

an input device that provides the user with the ability to modify the replication schema through the graphical user interface.

20 . The processing system of claim 19 , wherein a set of blocks is displayed on the graphical user interface with each block representing an instance of replication.

21 . The processing system of claim 20 , wherein a subset of the set of blocks represents a snapshot copy.

22 . The processing system of claim 20 , wherein a subset of the set of blocks represents a full copy.

23 . The processing system of claim 20 , wherein the set of blocks is divided into groups.

24 . The processing system of claim 23 , wherein each group represents a different replication interval.

25 . The processing system of claim 20 , wherein each block is color-coded to indicate a point-in-time source set of data.

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