Data deduplication method and apparatus
US10564880B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 11, 2017 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/81
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A data deduplication method and apparatus are provided. The method includes receiving an overwrite request sent by an external device, where the overwrite request carries a data block and a first address into which the data block is to be stored; determining whether an overwrite quantity of the first address exceeds a first threshold within a time period [t1, t2], where both t1 and t2 are time points, and t2 is later than t1; and when the overwrite quantity of the first address exceeds the first threshold within the time period [t1, t2], skipping performing a deduplication operation on the data block; or when the overwrite quantity of the first address does not exceed the first threshold within the time period [t1, t2], performing a deduplication operation on the data block. Therefore, a large quantity of computing resources of a storage server are saved, and impact brought by a deduplication operation on storage server performance is also decreased.
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