Storage system snapshots for continuous file protection

Details Storage system snapshots for continuous file protection Storage system snapshots for continuous file protection

2008-01-11

2011-10-25

Dudek, Jr., Edward J (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711SE12003, C707S649000, C707S657000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08046547

ABSTRACT:
Techniques for continuous data protection can include creating snapshots of one or more underlying storage volumes upon specific file system events. Generating snapshots upon every file close event can protect the files in a storage system by keeping a snapshot of every version or modification of each file. Removal of redundant snapshots can mitigate the impact on storage capacity associated with creating these large numbers of volume snapshots upon each file close event. Additionally, file closure lists can be employed to allow generating snapshots only when a previously closed file is reopened. Such an approach can protect the previous version of a file prior to the opening of a new version of the file. Such an approach can also mitigate storage capacity impact without the creation of redundant snapshots.

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