Method and apparatus for providing time synchronization in a data protection system
US8327028B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 4, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 4, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/835
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and apparatus for synchronizing time within a data protection system is described. In one embodiment, the method includes processing input/output activity information associated with at least one client computer, wherein the input/output activity information comprises at least one local client timestamp, determining at least one server timestamp for the at least one local client timestamp and modifying the input/output activity information with the at least one server timestamp.
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