Copy-on-write systems and methods
US11531488B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 8, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Described methods and systems for copying a source volume to a target volume that include a combination of concurrent copying and a copy-on-write (COW) technique that improves the reliability of the backup process and requires fewer resources during a given backup instance than the processes of the prior art.
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