Creation and expiration of backup objects in block-level incremental-forever backup systems
US9223811B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 31, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 20, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/219
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a scalable, efficient way to backup data in a block-level incremental-forever backup system such that backup and expiration of data can be achieved at the granularity of a single backup version, without having to read or move data that is stored in backup storage.
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