Ensure volume consistency for online system checkpoint
US10664358B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 28, 2017 |
| Grant date | May 26, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2038 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described embodiments provide systems and methods for operating a storage system wherein an online consistent system checkpoint is generated. The checkpoint contains a point in time image of a system and is used for providing recovery of the system to a known good state. In one embodiment the checkpoint includes volume configuration data, logical volume space, a plurality of layers of metadata, and physical data storage.
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