Global Patent Index - EP 1683028 A4

EP 1683028 A4 20091202 - EMULATED STORAGE SYSTEM SUPPORTING INSTANT VOLUME RESTORE

Title (en)

EMULATED STORAGE SYSTEM SUPPORTING INSTANT VOLUME RESTORE

Title (de)

EMULIERTES SPEICHERSYSTEM ZUR UNTERSTÜTZUNG EINER SOFORTVOLUMEN-RESTAURATION

Title (fr)

SYSTEME MEMOIRE EMULE PERMETTANT LA RESTAURATION INSTANTANEE DU VOLUME

Publication

EP 1683028 A4 20091202 (EN)

Application

EP 04789325 A 20040930

Priority

  • US 2004032122 W 20040930
  • US 50732903 P 20030930
  • US 91198704 A 20040805

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005033945A1] In a back-up storage system, an apparatus and methods for mounting a data volume corresponding to a back-up data set to a host computer. In one example, a method includes mounting a data volume on a host computer, the data volume comprising at least one data file, the data file corresponding to a most recently backed-up version of the at least one data file stored on a backup storage system, and storing, on the backup storage system, data corresponding to a second version of the at least one data file that is more recent than the most recently backed-up version of the at least one data file stored on the backup storage system while preserving the most recently backed-up version of the at least one data file.

IPC 8 full level

G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G06F 11/1448 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 11/1451 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 11/1456 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 15/16 (2013.01 - KR); G06F 3/0664 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 3/067 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 11/1469 (2013.01 - EP); G06F 2201/815 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (search report)

  • [XY] EP 0774715 A1 19970521 - STAC ELECTRONICS [US]
  • [Y] US 6230190 B1 20010508 - EDMONDS PAUL [US], et al
  • [A] US 2003105912 A1 20030605 - NOREN GREGORY T [US]
  • [A] "Time Navigator - Backup, archiving and restoration software", INTERNET, 10 November 2000 (2000-11-10), XP002551263, Retrieved from the Internet <URL:http://www.icewalkers.com/Linux/Software/512830/Time-Navigator.html> [retrieved on 20091020]
  • See references of WO 2005033945A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005033945 A1 20050414; EP 1683028 A1 20060726; EP 1683028 A4 20091202; JP 2007527572 A 20070927; KR 20060080239 A 20060707

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2004032122 W 20040930; EP 04789325 A 20040930; JP 2006534090 A 20040930; KR 20067008391 A 20060428