Clustered filesystem with data volume snapshot maintenance
Patent 8156080 Issued on April 10, 2012. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 12, 2030. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 12, 2030. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesSystem and method for growing differential file on a base volume of a snapshot Patent #: 6473775 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 12903096 filed on 10/12/2010US Class:707/640ExaminersPrimary: Cottingham, John R.Assistant: Allen, Nicholas Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG06F 7/00G06F 17/00 AbstractA computer system with read/write access to storage devices creates a snapshot of a data volume at a point in time while continuing to accept access requests to the mirrored data volume by copying before making changes to the base data volume. Multiple snapshots may be made of the same data volume at different points in time. Only data that is not stored in a previous snapshot volume or in the base data volume are stored in the most recent snapshot volume.Field of SearchIncluding slidably connected and guided element on receiving member707/999.204 707/640 | |
