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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
May. 24, 2024
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Adrian Dobrean, Oakville, CA;
Sanath Ks, Palakkad, IN;
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A backup device. The backup device includes: backup device storage configured to persistently maintain data and metadata related to distributed storage cluster backups according to a container-scalable file structure. The container-scalable file structure includes: a first level (L1) including at least one backup directory and a L1 metadata database; a second level (L2) branching from each backup directory of the at least one backup directory, and including at least one container directory and a L2 metadata database; and a third level (L3) branching from each container directory of the at least one container directory, and including a staging directory, a L3 metadata database, and a container data file.