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US 2006/0235892 A1Published application
Generating storage reports using volume snapshots
AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsRan Kalach, James Benton, Paul Oltean
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AssigneeMicrosoft Corporation
InventorsRan Kalach, James Benton, Paul Oltean
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Described is a method and system by which storage reports are generated from a volume snapshot set rather than the live volume or volumes, wherein a volume snapshot set comprises a representation or copy of one or more volume at a single point-in-time. By scanning the snapshot, a consistent file system image is obtained. Scanning may take place by enumerating a volume's directories of files, or, when available, by accessing a file system metadata of file information (e.g., a master file table) separately maintained on the volume. With some (e.g., hardware-based) snapshot technologies, the snapshot can be transported to another computing system for scanning by that other computing system, thereby avoiding burdening a live system's resources when scanning. Accurate and consistent storage reports are thus obtained at a single point in time, independent of the number of volumes being scanned.
In a computing environment, a method comprising:
In a computing environment having a volume snapshot mechanism, a system comprising:
At least one computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions, which when executed perform steps, comprising:
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