Replica transitions for file storage
US12038881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 16, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/1844
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods and systems for transitioning a replica of a file system are described. An illustrative method includes updating a replica file system on a target data repository to be a replica of a source file system as the source file system existed on the source data repository at a point in time, where the replica file system is constructed of block objects at the target data repository that store metadata for individual files and directories of the replica file system and support access to blocks of data associated with the files and directories of the target file system at the target data repository, and where the updating includes updating the block objects of the replica file system to be replicas of block objects of the source file system as the block objects of the source file system existed on the source data repository at the point in time.
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