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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2009
Aditya Gokhale, Maharashtra, IN;
Trimbak Bardale, Maharashtra, IN;
Aditya Gokhale, Maharashtra, IN;
Trimbak Bardale, Maharashtra, IN;
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for performing live backups may include identifying a request to perform a live backup on a volume of data. The computer-implemented method may also include creating a snapshot of the volume. The computer-implemented method may further include identifying each attempt to write to the volume during the live backup. The computer-implemented method may additionally include, for each write attempt, identifying a block of data that the write attempt will overwrite and copying the block of data to a backup queue before allowing the write attempt. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.