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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1999
Jeffrey L. Grummon, Milford, NH (US);
Chris R. Franklin, Merrimack, NH (US);
Adaptec, Inc., Milpitas, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for enabling a snapshot container generated in a copy-on-write backup process to function in the presence of a data-handling system (e.g. a file system) that writes data to the backup disk is provided. The snapshot container, which is read-by and written-to by the system backup application is configured as a read-write container with associated driver. The write data from the backup application is provided to, and stored in the snapshot information container that also receives and stores data from the original read-write container in the manner of a backing store container. Data in the snapshot information container is selectively mapped container as a source, or to backup information container as a source, denoting a backup application write, based upon a bit-map associated with the snapshot driver arrangement. The bit-map designates discrete memory storage block within the container as being mapped to either the original read-write container or as backup write data, denoted as originating within the snapshot information container via the snapshot/backup application.