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Resizing snapshot mount points

  • US 9,047,169 B1
  • Filed: 03/30/2012
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for use in resizing snapshot mount points in storage systems, the method comprising:

  • receiving a request to resize a snapshot mount point, wherein the snapshot mount point is selected from a set of snapshot mount points, wherein the snapshot mount point is a logical object accessible for using a replica of a logical volume and provides a set of interfaces for resizing the replica of the logical volume, wherein the replica of the logical volume represents a state of the logical volume at a particular prior point in time;

    retrieving a file object associated with the snapshot mount point;

    analyzing the file object to determine a file attached to the snapshot mount point;

    determining a file ID for an underlying file associated with the determined file; and

    resizing the file associated with the file ID via the snapshot mount point.

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