Systems and methods for achieving file-level data-protection operations using block-level technologies
US8600935B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 3, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/113
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for achieving file-level data-protection operations using block-level technologies may include: 1) identifying an I/O operation directed to at least one data block on a primary storage system, 2) accessing a data-protection list that uniquely identifies files that are to be protected by a data-protection operation, 3) determining that the I/O operation is directed to at least a portion of at least one file identified on the data-protection list, and then, in response to the determination, 4) performing the data-protection operation on the I/O operation. Various additional methods, systems, and configured computer-readable media are also disclosed.
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