Method and apparatus for implementing a storage lifecycle policy of a snapshot image
US7979649B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 9, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jul 12, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for managing a lifecycle of a snapshot image using a storage lifecycle policy is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises recording a snapshot image of a volume and creating a copy of the snapshot image, wherein the copy is to be used to implement a storage lifecycle policy for the snapshot image.
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