System and method for efficient creation of aggregate backup images

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7694088
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11095320

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A system for efficient creation of aggregate backup images includes a plurality of backup images of a source data set, including a first and a second backup image, and a backup manager. The second backup image may include at least one data block containing an updated version of a corresponding data block in the first backup image. The backup manager may be configured maintain a first and a second image map corresponding to the first and second backup images, respectively, where each image map includes a plurality of entries pointing to data blocks of the corresponding backup image. In response to a request to create a first aggregate backup image of the source data set, the backup manager may be configured to establish a first aggregate image map including indirect pointers that point to one or more entries in each of the first and second image maps.

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  • SYMANTEC OPERATING CORPORATION;VERITAS TECHNOLOGIES LLC

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Bromley, Graham Dublin, US 34 532
Clowser, Kirk W Dellwood, US 4 281

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