Patent · US Active

System and method for snapshot cleanup and report consolidation

US11782803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EMC IP Holding Company LLC · US

Inventors

Navneet Upadhyay · Ghaziabad, IN
Shraddha Chunekar · Indore, IN
Sunder Ramesh Andra · Kanchinakote, IN
Yasemin Ugur-Ozekinci · Oakville, CA
Deepthi Urs · Bengaluru, IN
Amith Ramachandran · Kanchinakote, IN
Adrian Dobrean · Oakville, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 24, 2021
Grant date	Oct 10, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 12, 2042

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2201/84
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for data consolidation and preservation during backups of data stored in a source device from the source device to a target device is provided. The method is executed by the source device and includes: obtaining a first snapshot of the data and a second snapshot of the data; generating, in response to the obtaining, a first snapshot difference report using the first snapshot and the second snapshot; transmitting, in response to generating the first snapshot difference report, the first snapshot difference report to the target device to be stored with a backup copy of the data; and deleting, in response to transmitting the first snapshot difference report, the first snapshot.

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