Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for integrating data duplication with block level incremental data backup
- Patent Title (中): 将数据复制与块级增量数据备份集成的方法和装置
-
Application No.: US12415621Application Date: 2009-03-31
-
Publication No.: US08650162B1Publication Date: 2014-02-11
- Inventor: Amol Manohar Vaikar , Yusuf Batterywala
- Applicant: Amol Manohar Vaikar , Yusuf Batterywala
- Applicant Address: US CA Mountain View
- Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee: Symantec Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Mountain View
- Agency: Campbell Stephenson LLP
- Main IPC: G06F17/30
- IPC: G06F17/30

Abstract:
A method for integrating data deduplication with block level incremental data backup is described. In one embodiment, the method includes accessing from memory at least one modified data block of a file, wherein the file is partitioned into a plurality of deduplication segments, identifying at least one deduplication segment that corresponds with the at least one modified data block, computing using at least one processor a signature for each deduplication segment of the at least one corresponding deduplication segment and comparing using at least one processor each signature that is associated with the at least one corresponding deduplication segment with signature information that is associated with backup data to identify at least one duplicate data block within the backup data and the at least one modified data block.
Information query