Patent ID: 7209972
Filing Date: 2007-04-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for copying data from a source to a destination using a data pipe, the method comprising: identifying at least a first characteristic of a first portion of the data; identifying at least a second characteristic of a second portion of the data; copying the first portion of the data through the data pipe in a first chunk in a first format based on the first characteristic; generating a first header describing the contents of the first chunk, the first header including information relating to at least a first storage operation to be performed on the first chunk; copying the second portion of the data through the data pipe in a second chunk in a second format based on the second characteristic, the second format being distinct from the first format; and generating a second header describing the contents of the second chunk, the second header including information relating to at least a second storage operation to be performed on the second chunk.