System and method that determines a size of metadata-based system snapshots
US11334521B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 21, 2018 |
| Grant date | May 17, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F17/10
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A size of a metadata-based system snapshot is determined based on performing incremental calculations in background mode to assure accurate size reporting without producing considerable workload. Snapshot sizes are relative to each other. For example, a size of a first snapshot is set when a second snapshot is generated. Moreover, a size of the latest snapshot is relative to a current tree version and a size of an older snapshot is relative to a snapshot that follows it. An aggregated size of all system snapshots can be determined by adding the individual snapshot sizes. This provides simplicity during snapshot management.
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