Change block tracking for transfer of data for backups
AssigneeRubrik, Inc.
InventorsJiangbin Luo, Lei Shi
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Abstract
In one approach, a set of data blocks or files is tracked for changes between snapshots. This may be done by a file system filter running in kernel mode. The data blocks or files that are tagged as unchanged are not transferred to backup because there is no need to update since the last backup. Other data blocks and files may be first tested for change, for example by comparing digital fingerprints of the current data versus the previously backed up data, before transferring to backup.
Claims20
In a data management and storage (DMS) system, a method for backup of a next snapshot of a fileset from a compute infrastructure serviced by the DMS system, the method comprising:
- running a file system filter in kernel mode on the compute infrastructure for a session that begins before the compute infrastructure took a previous snapshot of the fileset and continues until after the compute infrastructure takes a next snapshot of the fileset, the file system filter tracking which data blocks in a group of files have been write accessed during the session;
- after the end of the session, the file system filter providing the DMS system with tracking data that indicates which data blocks were write accessed during the session;
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- based on the tracking data, determining whether to transfer data blocks from the compute infrastructure to the DMS system for backup of the next snapshot.
In a data management and storage (DMS) system, a method for pulling a snapshot of a fileset from a compute infrastructure serviced by the DMS system, the method comprising:
- determining whether a data block in the fileset is currently tagged by the DMS system as unchanged;
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- if the data block is currently tagged as unchanged, then not transferring the data block from the compute infrastructure to the DMS system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.