Patent ID: 9639429
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for pre-provisioning validated database snapshots, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of point-in-time copies of a source database, the plurality of point-in-time copies received based on a first predefined schedule; storing a plurality of database blocks associated with the plurality of point-in-time copies on a storage system; receiving transaction logs corresponding to transactions executed in the source database; creating a plurality of recovery milestones based on a second predefined schedule, wherein the recovery milestones are created at a frequency higher than a frequency at which point-in-time copies of the source database are received, each recovery milestone comprising database blocks corresponding to a state of the source database at a point in time, wherein one or more database blocks are shared across two or more recovery milestones, the creating comprising: receiving a request to provision a virtual database representing a state of the source database at a first point in time; identifying a recovery milestone based on the first point in time; and provisioning the requested virtual database based on the identified recovery milestone, the virtual database configured to provide access to database blocks associated with the recovery milestone to a target system.