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Selective restore from incremental block level backup

US9483357B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 8, 2010
Grant dateNov 1, 2016
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Expiry dateOct 14, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F2201/815
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A computer implemented method includes creating a child disk for a machine. A configuration of a backed up disk drive is derived from a storage container that includes a block level backup copy of the disk drive. The child disk is populated with selected data from blocks of data corresponding to selected files desired to be used on the machine. Drivers may be injected and registries modified to start with booting of the virtual.

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