Systems and methods in accordance with various disclosed embodiments can manage a mirrored virtual target to synchronize the members of the virtual target and/or to verify that the members of the virtual target are synchronized. In one embodiment, a mirrored virtual target is synchronized by first provisioning...http://www.google.ca/patents/US7529781?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7529781 - Online initial mirror synchronization and mirror synchronization verification in storage area networks