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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 21, 2010
Filed:
May. 25, 2005
Applicants:
Asit Desai, San Ramon, CA (US);
Richard Zulch, Orinda, CA (US);
Inventors:
Asit Desai, San Ramon, CA (US);
Richard Zulch, Orinda, CA (US);
Assignee:
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for tracking file system backups is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a request to perform a backup with respect to a data set comprising a file system or a portion thereof and automatically associating the requested backup with any previously performed backups, if any, that would be required to be available in order to restore the data set to a state associated with the requested backup.