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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2010
Dilip Madhusudan Ranade, Maharashtra, IN;
Kedar Shrikrishna Patwardhan, Maharashtra, IN;
Maneesh Pusalkar, Maharashtra, IN;
Dilip Madhusudan Ranade, Maharashtra, IN;
Kedar Shrikrishna Patwardhan, Maharashtra, IN;
Maneesh Pusalkar, Maharashtra, IN;
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Various systems and methods selectively generate a point-in-time copy of less than all of the data items within a collectively-managed set of data items. One method involves detecting a modification to a first unit of data within a collectively managed set, subsequent to generation of a selective snapshot of the collectively managed set, and then accesses a first tag associated with the first unit of data. Based on a value of the first tag, the method determines whether the first unit of data is included in a subset of the collectively managed set. The subset includes at least two of the units of data and fewer than all of the units of data in the collectively managed set. Based upon whether the unit of data is included in the subset, the method selects whether to preserve an original value of the first unit of data.