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Method and system for performing a restoration in a continuous data protection system

  • US 7,650,533 B1
  • Filed: 04/20/2006
  • Issued: 01/19/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for restoring a volume in a continuous data protection system, comprising the steps of:

  • selecting a volume to restore, the selected volume including at least one extent, wherein each said extent is a contiguous space on the selected volume;

    loading the selected volume into a workspace;

    copying the selected volume from the workspace to a restore location, including copying each said extent from the workspace to the restore location;

    performing operations on the selected volume while the copying step is being performed, wherein an operation can be performed on an extent of the selected volume regardless of whether the extent has been copied yet from the workspace to the restore location; and

    accessing the selected volume on the restore location once the copying step is complete.

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