File system agnostic replication
US8326798B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/122
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A replication operation service migrates data from a source volume having a source file system type to a destination volume having a destination file system type, where the source file system type may be different from the destination file system type. The replication operation is completed without interrupting the operations of a client device in the system. A stable copy of the source file system is generated on the source volume. A file system agnostic representation of a portion of the data in the source volume is generated from the stable copy. The representation is transmitted to the destination volume where it is converted to conform to the destination file system type.
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