On Sun, 19 Feb 2006 11:42:53 +0800, Ron and Jenny Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > For Copy On Write the original data will be copied to a backing location if > it is updated. This may be a shared pool of space or a dedicated backing > volume. For Instant Split the data is copied under the covers after the > split, and the storage updates the pointers when data moves from source to > targets. > I think I understand CoW. Instant Split is new to me. So a couple questions:
o With Instant Split, what happens if some other process attempts to update a block before the copy is complete? o How does this behavior differ from that of CoW? -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
