发明名称 |
Emulated storage system |
摘要 |
A method for removing redundant data from a backup storage system is presented. In one example, the method may include identifying a first back-up data object, identifying a second back-up data object, detecting a first portion of the first back-up data object that is a copy of a second portion of the second back-up data object, and replacing the second portion with a pointer to the first portion. |
申请公布号 |
US8938595(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.01.20 |
申请号 |
US200711771245 |
申请日期 |
2007.06.29 |
申请人 |
Sepaton, Inc. |
发明人 |
Sandorfi Miklos;Reiter Timmie G. |
分类号 |
G06F12/00;G06F11/14;G06F12/02 |
主分类号 |
G06F12/00 |
代理机构 |
Lando & Anastasi, LLP |
代理人 |
Lando & Anastasi, LLP |
主权项 |
1. A method for removing redundant data from a backup storage system implementing a forward referencing scheme, the method comprising:
storing, by a back-up application, a more recent back-up data object at a first physical location, the more recent back-up data object having been backed-up more recently than a less recent back-up data object that is distinct from the more recent back-up data object and that is stored at a second physical location different from the first physical location, the more recent back-up data object including a first redundant portion and a first unique portion, the less recent back-up data object including a second redundant portion and a second unique portion, the first unique portion including data different from the second unique portion; identifying the less recent back-up data object created by the back-up application, the less recent back-up data object having been backed-up less recently than the more recent back-up data object; detecting that the first redundant portion is a copy of the second redundant portion; replacing the second redundant portion with a pointer to the first redundant portion; and accessing, via the pointer to the first redundant portion by the back-up application, the more recent back-up data object at the first physical location. |
地址 |
Marlborough MA US |