Patent ID: 8656057
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for restoring data, comprising: transferring space reduced data from a server to a plurality of intermediate shared storages at a time determined by the server, wherein space reduced data includes only single instance globally space reduced data; storing the transferred space reduced data as non-volatile data in the plurality of intermediate shared storages, wherein the intermediate shared storages comprise a buffer temporarily storing the transferred space reduced data; transmitting the transferred space reduced data from the plurality of intermediate shared storages to a first client at a time convenient for the first client; transmitting the transferred space reduced data from the plurality of intermediate shared storages to a second client at a time convenient for the second client; reconstituting the space reduced data on at least one of the first client and the second client; and deleting the space reduced data at the plurality of intermediate shared storages, wherein deleting the space reduced data at the plurality of intermediate shared storages includes using a policy to determine when to delete the space reduced data at the plurality of intermediate shared storages.