Described area system and computer program product for producing a point
in time copy of source data. A set of records corresponding to a time
ordered series of recorded file operations as applied to said source data
is received. The set of records includes one or more consistency point
markers, each consistency point marker indicating a point in time at
which said source data is in a consistent state when a portion of said
recorded file operations occurring up to said point in time is applied to
said source data. The recorded file operations corresponding to said set
of records are applied to said copy of the source data until a marker
record corresponding to a consistency point marker is determined. Also
described is a target system for producing a point in time copy of source
data including a data storage device including said copy of source data
and a replication service.