Method and apparatus for efficiently detecting and logging...

Data processing: database and file management or data structures – File or database maintenance – Synchronization

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C707S615000, C707S616000, C707S624000, C707S637000, C707S639000, C707S640000, C707S646000, C707S647000, C707S648000, C707S649000, C707S651000, C707S682000, C707S685000

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08055613

ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for efficiently logging changes to a file system are disclosed. A file system filter driver intercepts I/O requests directed to a file system, and analyzes the I/O requests to determine whether the requests are write or modify requests directed to a file included in a list of files to be monitored for changes. If the I/O request is directed to such a file, the file system filter driver logs the I/O request to a b-tree structured change log file. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the file system filter driver is configured to log file system changes to multiple log files to coincide with snapshot operations, such that the file system changes to be included in each snapshot are included in separate log files.

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