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Patent US8190565 - System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsThe present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, retrieving data associated with the contents of the information store...http://www.google.com/patents/US8190565?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8190565 - System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume dataAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8190565 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/951,773Publication dateMay 29, 2012Filing dateNov 22, 2010Priority dateNov 13, 2003Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2546304A1, CA2548542A1, CA2548542C, US7529782, US7539707, US7840533, US8195623, US8645320, US8886595, US9208160, US9405631, US20050187992, US20050193026, US20070185940, US20090182963, US20090240748, US20110066599, US20130006942, US20140181028, US20150095285, US20160154703, US20160306716, WO2005048085A2, WO2005048085A3, WO2005050386A2, WO2005050386A3, WO2005050386B1Publication number12951773, 951773, US 8190565 B2, US 8190565B2, US-B2-8190565, US8190565 B2, US8190565B2InventorsAnand Prahlad, David Ngo, Prakash Varadharajan, Rahual Pawar, Avinash KumarOriginal AssigneeCommvault Systems, Inc.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (465), Non-Patent Citations (46), Referenced by (36), Classifications (28), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetSystem and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data
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