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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2009
Applicants:
Eric Brueggemann, Cupertino, CA (US);
Goutham Rao, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
Murali Bashyam, Fremont, CA (US);
Hui Huang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Brueggemann, Cupertino, CA (US);
Goutham Rao, San Jose, CA (US);
Mark Taylor, San Jose, CA (US);
Murali Bashyam, Fremont, CA (US);
Hui Huang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A data de-duplication system is used with network attached storage and serves to reduce data duplication and file storage costs. Techniques utilizing both symlinks and hardlinks ensure efficient deletion file/data cleanup and avoid data loss in the event of crashes.