US Patent 10296517 Taking a back-up software agnostic consistent backup during asynchronous replication

A system, program product, and computer implemented method for providing a back-up application agnostic back-up during asynchronous data replication, the method comprising determining if a communicative coupling, coupled to a first site, is set to an automatic mode, based on a positive determination of an automatic mode, setting the communicative coupling to a manual transfer mode, pausing an application on the first site in an application consistent state and creating a snapshot of a portion of a first storage medium on the first site accessed by the application.