Method and system for adaptive incrementally updated backups with dynamic data file detection
AssigneeEMC IP Holding Company LLC
InventorsNavneet Upadhyay, Shraddha Chunekar, Rejith Mohan M
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Abstract
In general, the invention relates to a method for performing backup operations. The method includes generating a full backup of a user asset at a first point in time, generating an incremental backup after the full backup is generated, applying the incremental backup to the full backup to generate a second full backup, obtaining a distinct data files subset associated with the second full backup, and deleting the distinct data files subset from the second full backup to obtain a third full backup.
Claims20
A method for performing backup operations, comprising:
- generating a full backup of a user asset at a first point in time;
- generating an incremental backup after the full backup is generated;
- applying the incremental backup to the full backup to generate a second full backup;
- obtaining a distinct data files subset associated with the second full backup;
- and
- deleting the distinct data files subset from the second full backup to obtain a third full backup.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a client protection agent, which when executed by the processor performs a method, the method comprising:
- generating a full backup of a user asset at a first point in time;
- generating an incremental backup after the full backup is generated;
- applying the incremental backup to the full backup to generate a second full backup;
- obtaining a distinct data files subset associated with the second full backup;
- and
- deleting the distinct data files subset from the second full backup to obtain a third full backup.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- generating a full backup of a user asset at a first point in time;
- generating an incremental backup after the full backup is generated;
- applying the incremental backup to the full backup to generate a second full backup;
- obtaining a distinct data files subset associated with the second full backup;
- and
- deleting the distinct data files subset from the second full backup to obtain a third full backup.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.