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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 27, 2013
Veritas Technologies Llc, Mountain View, CA (US);
Yun Yang, Beijing, CN;
Weibao Wu, Vadnais Heights, MN (US);
Fanglu Guo, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Satyajit Gorhe Parlikar, Shoreview, MN (US);
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
Techniques for improving performance of a backup system are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for improving performance of a backup system. The method may comprise performing a backup of a client device, tracking, using at least one computer processor, references to data segments that are located outside of a unit of storage associated with the backup, calculating utilization of the unit of storage associated with the backup based on the tracked references, determining if the calculated utilization meets a specified parameter, and determining one or more responsive actions in the event the calculated utilization meets the specified parameter.