Patent ID: 8347388
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for processing deduplicated computer data, comprising: deduplicating data to generate single-instance blocks, wherein first and second objects share a portion of the single-instance blocks, wherein the first object includes a first view of the data in a first storage format and the second object includes a second view of the data on the second storage format; performing a service on the first object, wherein performing the service includes performing a task on the portion of the single-instance blocks included in the first object to generate a result; based on the result, determining whether to perform the service on the second object sharing the portion of the single-instance blocks; based on the determination, avoid performing the service on the second object; and applying the result of performing the service on the first object to the portion of the single-instance blocks shared by the second object.