Method and system for transferring data in a storage operation
US7581077B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 3, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1464
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention provides a system and method for storing a copy of data stored in an information store. In one embodiment, a data agent reads one or more blocks containing the data from the information store. The data agent maps the one or more blocks to provide a mapping of the blocks, and transmits the one or more blocks and mapping to a media agent for a storage device. The media agent stores the one or more blocks in the storage device according to the mapping.
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