Method and system for backing up data over a plurality of volumes
US6542975B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1469
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for backing up image data from one or more partitions of a storage device onto one or more backup media. Each backup medium defines backup volume having a predetermined storage capacity with each partition having a plurality of sectors. The method includes: (a) reading the sectors of a selected partition of the storage device for backup in the one or more backup volumes, wherein a set of the sectors read from the selected partition defines a data chunk for processing the sectors as data chunks; (b) sequentially storing a set of the data chunks in the order read from the partition in a selected backup volume; (c) generating and storing data chunk descriptors configured to reference the stored data chunks in the volume, one data chunk descriptor per data chunk, the data chunk descriptors being stored in the selected backup volume after storing all of the set of data chunks; and (d) generating and storing address data descriptors configured to reference at least one of the stored data chunks and at least one of the data chunk descriptors in the selected backup volume, the address data descriptors being stored in the selected backup volume after storing…
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