Managing deletion of replicas of files
US10216757B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/125
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is used in managing deletion of replicas of files. A request to delete a set of replicas of a file of a file system is received. A replica of the file represents a state of the file at a particular prior point in time. A destination replica is identified. A set of file system blocks shared between a replica of the set of replicas and the destination replica is de-allocated by updating metadata of the destination replica. File system blocks associated with the set of replicas are de-allocated. A subset of the file system blocks are de-allocated concurrently.
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