Konrad Raynes Davda & Victor LLP
Using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for using a cascade flag to process a copy relationship having a backward cascade copy relationship. Each of a plurality of copy relationships indicates to copy source data to target data and has a cascade flag. The cascade flag for a forward copy relationship of the copy relationships is set to a first value in response to determining that the source data for the forward copy relationship comprises target data for a backward copy relationship and that a background copy operation specified to copy source data to target data of the backward copy relationship has not completed. The cascade flag for the forward copy relationship is set to a second value in response to determining that the backward copy relationship does not have an uncompleted background copy operation.
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Nedlaya Y. Raul E. Mark L. Carol S. Suguang Gregory E. Theresa M.
Francisco Saba Lipets Mellgren Li McBride Brown