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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2015
Quest Software Inc., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Naresh Saladi, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Murali Bashyam, Fremont, CA (US);
QUEST SOFTWARE INC., Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Abstract
In general, certain embodiments of the present disclosure provide techniques or mechanisms for creating efficient and consistent replication of file overwrites. According to various embodiments, a file map with a sequence file number is created for a data file on a source. The file map includes one or more nodes that each include a sequence node number. When an entry in the file map is changed, the sequence file number is incremented, and the corresponding node is updated by, among other things, setting the sequence node number to equal the current sequence file number. All other nodes in the file map that point to the updated node are similarly updated. When replication occurs, only the updated nodes in the file map are replicated and any unreplicated non-updated nodes are maintained.