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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2010
Dilip Madhusudan Ranade, Maharashtra, IN;
Dilip Madhusudan Ranade, Maharashtra, IN;
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for copy on write storage conservation are presented. In one embodiment a copy on write storage conservation method includes creating and mounting a snapshot; mounting a snapshot; monitoring interest in the snapshot; initiating a copy on write discard process before a backup or replication is complete; and deleting the snapshot when the backup or replication is complete. In one embodiment the method also includes marking a file as do not copy on write. In one embodiment, the copy on write discard process includes discarding copy on write data when a corresponding read on the file in the snapshot is successful. Initiating a copy on write discard process can be done at a variety of levels (e.g., a file level, an extent level, a block-level, etc.).