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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2008
Applicants:
Timothy Michael Naftel, Longmont, CO (US);
David Teater, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Timothy Michael Naftel, Longmont, CO (US);
David Teater, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/10 (2006.01); G06F 12/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for mapping virtual drives is described. In one embodiment, the method for mapping virtual drives comprises processing first locations of a plurality of file system objects within a virtual volume and converting the first locations of the plurality of file system objects within the virtual volume into second locations of the plurality of file system objects relative to a virtual drive of at least one virtual drive, wherein the at least one virtual drive form a portion of the virtual volume.