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ACTIVE FILE INSTANT CLONING

  • US 20110307456A1
  • Filed: 03/30/2011
  • Published: 12/15/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving a request to create a new instance of an active and optimized file;

    identifying a block map file associated with the active and optimized file, the block map file referencing a plurality of data segments in a datastore suitcase;

    cloning the block map file associated with the active and optimized file, wherein a cloned block map file references the same plurality of data segments in the datastore suitcase;

    cloning a stub file, wherein a cloned stub file appears in a user namespace as a file separate from the stub file.

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