Systems and methods for providing a modification history for a location within a data store
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1. A method for providing a modification history for a location within a data store, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a storage management device, a request for a modification history for a location within a data store;
determining, by the storage management device, at least one time at which at least a portion of data stored at the location was modified; and
transmitting, by the storage management device in response to the received request, the at least one determined time.
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Abstract
A storage management device can receive a request for a modification history for a location within a data store, determine one or more times at which at least a portion of data stored at the location was modified, and transmit the one or more determined times.
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1. A method for providing a modification history for a location within a data store, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a storage management device, a request for a modification history for a location within a data store;
determining, by the storage management device, at least one time at which at least a portion of data stored at the location was modified; and
transmitting, by the storage management device in response to the received request, the at least one determined time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A storage management device for providing a modification history for a location within a data store, the storage management device comprising:
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a receiver for receiving a request for a modification history for a location within a data store;
a determination module for determining at least one time at which at least a portion of data stored at the location was modified; and
a transmitter for transmitting, in response to the received request, the at least one determined time.
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27. An article of manufacture having computer-readable program means embodied therein for providing a modification history for a location within a data store, the article comprising:
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computer-readable program means for receiving a request for a modification history for a location within a data store;
computer-readable program means for determining at least one time at which at least a portion of data stored at the location was modified; and
computer-readable program means for transmitting, in response to the received request, the at least one determined time.
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28. A method for obtaining a modification history for a location within a data store, the method comprising:
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transmitting, by a computer, a request for a modification history for a location within a data store; and
receiving, by the computer in response to the transmitted request, at least one time at which at least a portion of data stored at the location was modified.
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29. A data packet corresponding to a request for a modification history for a location within a data store, the data packet comprising:
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an address range identifying the location of one or more units of storage within a data store; and
an operation code requesting a modification history for the address range. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A data packet corresponding to a response to a request for a modification history for a location within a data store, the data packet comprising:
at least one tuple, comprising;
an address range identifying the location of one or more units of storage within a data store at which data was modified at a determined time; and
the determined time. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for providing a modification history for a location within a data store, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a storage management device, a request for a modification history for a location within a data store;
determining, by the storage management device, at least one time from which all data stored at the location was modified; and
transmitting, by the storage management device in response to the received request, the at least one determined time. - View Dependent Claims (36)
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