Metadata storage in unused portions of a virtual disk file
US8683111B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 19, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45579
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein provide systems and method for storing metadata to unused portions of a virtual disk file. In a particular embodiment, a method provides selecting a virtual disk file stored on a data storage volume and identifying unused portions of the virtual disk file. The method further provides writing metadata for the virtual disk file in the unused portions of the virtual disk file.
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