Incremental backups while minimizing media access
US10042718B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 29, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 29, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1461
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for producing incremental short-term backups while minimizing media access are described herein. A backup request is received that specifies data to backup and a schedule for that backup. The data is then partitioned based on the schedule and, for each of the partitions, it is determined whether to store a full or incremental backup of that partition. Each partition is fully backed up once during a cycle of backups and incrementally backed up at other times. With each full backup of a partition, a reverse delta that can be used to reconstruct the previous full backup for that partition is stored with the full backup.
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