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AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorsPhilippe Armangau, Stephen Todd, Michael Kilian
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One embodiment of the invention is directed to providing a single instance storage capability in a content addressable computer system that stores content units in a time-based directory structure. Another embodiment is directed to managing access to content units that do not include a timestamp in their content addresses, in a time-based directory structure. A further embodiment is directed to accessing replicated content units stored on a computer, based on a time of replication. A further embodiment is directed to employing a bitmap in a time-based directory structure which may be used to indicate whether any content units stored during a specified time range are stored in the directory structure.
A method of managing the storing of a content unit on a computer, the method comprising acts, performed by the computer, of:
At least one computer readable medium encoded with instructions that, when executed on a computer system, perform a method of managing the storing of a content unit on a computer in the computer system, the method comprising acts, performed by the computer, of:
At least one computer in a computer system, comprising:
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