Techniques for providing a differential backup from a storage image
US8615495B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Dec 24, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/84
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for providing a differential backup from a storage image are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for providing a differential backup from a storage image comprising identifying one or more dirty blocks in a storage image, creating a differential backup data structure, and transmitting the one or more dirty blocks to a data management process utilizing the differential backup data structure to provide a differential backup.
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