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Increased in-line deduplication efficiency

US8682869B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 5, 2012
Grant dateMar 25, 2014
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Expiry dateApr 28, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/1748
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Exemplary method, system, and computer program product embodiments for increased in-line deduplication efficiency in a computing environment are provided. In one embodiment, by way of example only hash values are calculated in nth iterations for accumulative data chunks extracted from an object requested for in-line deduplication. For each of the nth iterations, the calculated hash values for the accumulative data chunks are matched in a nth hash index table with a corresponding hash value of existing objects in storage. The nth hash index table is exited upon detecting a mismatch during the matching. The mismatch is determined to be a unique object and is stored. A hash value for the object is calculated. A master hash index table is updated with the calculated hash value for the object and the calculated hash values for the unique object. Additional system and computer program product embodiments are disclosed and provide related advantages.

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