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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2010
Dilip Ranade, Maharashtra, IN;
Dilip Ranade, Maharashtra, IN;
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for creating snapshots may include identifying a request to take a snapshot of a primary volume of data. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying a write-once block device configured to receive data for the snapshot. The computer-implemented method may further include identifying an attempt to write to a block of the primary device. The computer-implemented method may additionally include copying the block to the write-once block device before allowing the write attempt to write to the block of the primary volume. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.