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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2009
Michael John Dutch, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
William Dale Andruss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce David Leetch, Mason, OH (US);
Steven R. Terwilliger, Foster City, CA (US);
Michael John Dutch, Saratoga, CA (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
William Dale Andruss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Bruce David Leetch, Mason, OH (US);
Steven R. Terwilliger, Foster City, CA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for efficiently backing up information are disclosed. In some embodiments, a source is analyzed, the source profile is generated based on the analysis, the source profile is then associated with a source image, and the source profile is stored in a storage device. In some embodiments, the source profile is stored in a source profile database. In some embodiments, the source image may be modified based on the source profile. The source image may have software components removed.