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Data mover discovery of object extent

US7937369B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2006
Grant dateMay 3, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 29, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/2056
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Performing data backup for a client includes receiving, at a host other than the client, volume information including data indicating a physical data storage location of at least a part of a volume comprising one or more stored objects associated with the client; and determining at the host, based at least in part on the volume information, a stored object information for a stored object included in the volume, the stored object information including data associated with a physical data storage location of the stored object.

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