Patent ID: 11907131
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 8:
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, further comprising:
responsive to determining that the user data log of client updates does not include the corresponding entry, performing first processing, said first processing including:
determining whether the metadata log includes a metadata log entry with a tuple which is the first type and which includes a value matching the first value uniquely representing the first logical address;
responsive to determining that the metadata log includes a metadata log entry with a tuple of the first type and where the tuple includes a value matching the first value, using an address stored in the tuple to access the current content stored at the first logical address; and
responsive to determining that the metadata log does not include a metadata log entry with a tuple of the first type and where the tuple includes a value matching the first value, retrieving the current content of the first logical address from a persistent backend storage location.