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Patent US8204860 - Methods and systems for snapshot reconstitution - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Web History | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA method, computer readable medium, and a system for reconstituting a virtual snapshot of files in a file virtualization system includes forming at a file virtualization device a virtual snapshot that includes a plurality of physical snapshots associated with one or more file storage devices participating...http://www.google.co.uk/patents/US8204860?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8204860 - Methods and systems for snapshot reconstitutionPublication numberUS8204860 B1Publication typeGrantApplication number12/702,849Publication date19 Jun 2012Filing date9 Feb 2010Priority date9 Feb 2010Also published asUS8392372US20120254123InventorsJC FergusonBradley E. CainRobert ColeOriginal AssigneeF5 Networks, Inc.U.S. Classification707/639707/652711/162707/649711/161707/657International ClassificationG06F17/30G06F7/10Cooperative ClassificationG06F17/30233G06F17/30088European ClassificationG06F17/30F1SG06F17/30F8VReferencesPatent Citations (101)Non-Patent Citations (81)External LinksUSPTOUSPTO AssignmentEspacenetMethods and systems for snapshot reconstitutionUS 8204860 B1Abstract A method, computer readable medium, and a system for reconstituting a virtual snapshot of files in a file virtualization system includes forming at a file virtualization device a virtual snapshot that includes a plurality of physical snapshots associated with one or more file storage devices participating in the virtual snapshot, receiving a request for performing an operation on one or more physical snapshots in the plurality of physical snapshots, providing the one or more physical snapshots in response to the request for performing the operation when the one or more physical snapshots exists in the virtual snapshot, and reconstituting the virtual snapshot by including the one or more physical snapshots to form a reconstituted virtual snapshot in response to the request for performing the operation when the one or more physical snapshots do not exist in the virtual snapshot.
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