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Immediately available, statically allocated, full-logical-unit copy with a transient, snapshot-copy-like intermediate stage

  • US 6,907,505 B2
  • Filed: 07/31/2002
  • Issued: 06/14/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for copying a logical-data-storage entity within a mass storage device, the method comprising:

  • providing a primary logical-data-storage entity having data-storage units;

    pre-allocating a copy logical-data-storage entity having data-storage units;

    initializing the copy logical-data-storage entity to contain, in each data-storage unit, an indirection indication to a corresponding data-storage unit within the primary logical-data-storage entity; and

    copying data from the primary logical-data-storage entity to the copy logical-data-storage entity, overwriting the indirection indications while, at the same time, allowing READ and WRITE access to the primary logical-data-storage entity and READ access to the copy logical-data-storage entity.

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