Eliminating duplicate blocks during backup writes
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1. A computerized method comprising:
- storing first blocks of data of a first file of a first backup image, the first file of the first backup image including only the first blocks of data; and
storing only second blocks of data of the first file of a second backup image, the first file of the second backup image including only the second blocks of data and third blocks of data;
wherein the second blocks of data are only blocks of data including data different than data in the first blocks of data and wherein the first backup image and second backup image are both distinct backup images.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention include creating a subsequent backup copy of a data set by storing a full backup copy of the data set to reflect a state of a data set including blocks of data, at a first point in time. At a second point in time, after the first point in time, changes to the data set are identified. Next, as part of the subsequent backup copy, only each block of the data set which has been changed or added since the first point in time is stored.
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1. A computerized method comprising:
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storing first blocks of data of a first file of a first backup image, the first file of the first backup image including only the first blocks of data; and storing only second blocks of data of the first file of a second backup image, the first file of the second backup image including only the second blocks of data and third blocks of data; wherein the second blocks of data are only blocks of data including data different than data in the first blocks of data and wherein the first backup image and second backup image are both distinct backup images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The computerized method of creating a subsequent backup copy of a data set, the method comprising:
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storing a full backup copy of the data set to reflect a state of the data set at a first point in time, the data set including a plurality of blocks; identifying changes in the data set from the first point in time to a second point in time; and storing, as part of said subsequent backup copy, only each block of the data set which has been changed or added. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A machine-accessible storage medium storing instructions that when executed cause a machine to:
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store in a storage space first blocks of data of a first file of a first computer data backup image, the first file of the first computer data backup image including only the first blocks of data; and store in the storage space only second blocks of data of the first file of a second computer data backup image received after the first computer data backup image, the first file of the second computer data backup image including only the second blocks of data and third blocks of data; wherein the second blocks of data are only blocks of data including data different than data in the first blocks of data and wherein the first computer data backup image and the second computer data backup image are both distinct computer data backup images. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A storage server comprising:
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a processor coupled to a memory through a bus; the memory to store an application program that when executed by the processor causes the processor to write to a mass storage device; first blocks of data of a first file of a first computer data backup image, the first file of the first computer data backup image including only the first blocks of data; and only second blocks of data of the first file of a second computer data backup image received after the first computer data backup image, the first file of the second computer data backup image including only the second blocks of data and third blocks; wherein the second blocks of data are only blocks of data including data different than data in the first blocks of data and wherein the first computer data backup image and the second computer data backup image are both distinct computer backup images. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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