Systems and methods for modifying track logs during restore processes
US10127119B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 21, 2014 |
| Grant date | Nov 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1451
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The disclosed computer-implemented method for modifying track logs during restore processes may include (1) identifying a backup application that maintains a track log used to identify changed blocks during backup operations, (2) detecting a restore process launched by the backup application to restore at least one block backed up in a backup image, (3) retrieving, from the backup image, block information about the block being restored by the restore process, and then (4) recording the block information to the track log during the restore process such that the backup application does not identify the block as changed during a subsequent backup operation due at least in part to the block already being backed up in the backup image. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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