What are you looking for ?
Infinidat
Articles_top

Veritas Assigned Seventeen Patents

Adding active volumes to existing replication configurations, backing up heterogeneous virtual environments, client-side fingerprint caching to improve de-dupe system backup performance, storing updated storage stack summaries, performing incremental backup, restore virtual environment based on state of applications/tiers, performing targeted backup, incremental backup of data volumes, linking dynamic computer data protection to external state, facilitating features of system recovery environments during restore operations, retrieving data, temporary file system for booting on target hardware, provisioning computing systems with applications, backup image duplication, selectively masking data on virtual storage devices, data removal in de-duped storage system, transfer between dissimilar de-dupe systems

Adding active volumes to existing replication configurations
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,836,515) developed by Nayak, Yatin, San Jose, CA, and Thakur, Satyendra, Sunnyvale, CA, for a “
systems and methods for adding active volumes to existing replication configurations.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A computer-implemented method for adding active volumes to existing replication configurations may include, (1) identifying a new volume to be added to an existing replication configuration that replicates a plurality of volumes to a remote storage device, (2) using interchangeable bitmaps to perform an initial synchronization of the new volume with the remote storage device before replicating the new volume to the remote storage device as part of the existing replication configuration, (3) determining that a replication log associated with the replication configuration is capable of flagging future writes by the application to the new volume without overflowing, and, upon making that determination,(4) replicating the new volume to the remote storage device as part of the existing replication configuration. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on December 31, 2013 (14/145,282).

Backing up heterogeneous virtual environments
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,836,357) developed by Wilk, Tomasz, Longwood, FL, Zhu, Baishen, Sanford, FL, Sethumadhavan, Suren, Lake Mary, FL, Ou, Pu, Monckton, Russell, Longwood, FL, Majumdar, Udayan, and Laddha, Sachin, Pune, India, for a “
systems and methods for backing up heterogeneous virtual environments.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “The disclosed computer-implemented method for backing up heterogeneous virtual environments may include, (1) identifying a request to back up a virtual machine executing on a host system,(2) creating a storage map of a virtual storage environment of the virtual machine by, (a) identifying, from the host system, a virtual disk file that stores data for the virtual machine and, (b) identifying, from a guest system operating within the virtual machine, one or more virtual storage devices that store data for the virtual machine, and, (3) creating a unified backup of the virtual machine based on the storage map of the virtual storage environment by coordinating a backup operation of the virtual disk file with a backup operation of the virtual storage device. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on April 25, 2014 (14/261,808).

Client-side fingerprint caching to improve deduplication system backup performance
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,830,231) developed by Zhang, Xianbo, Madison, WI, Hartnett, Thomas, Saint Paul, MN, and Wu, Weibao, Vadnais Heights, MN, for a “
processes and methods for client-side fingerprint caching to improve deduplication system backup performance.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A system and method for caching fingerprints in a client cache is provided. A data object that comprises a set of data segments and describes a backup process is identified. Thereafter, a request referencing the data object is made to a deduplication server to request that a task identifier be added to the data object. If the deduplication server is able to successfully add the task identifier to the data object, then an active identifier is added to each data segment from the set of data segments in a cache that is within a client system.

The patent application was filed on October 27, 2014 (14/524,397).

Storing updated storage stack summaries
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,830,230) developed by
Rai, Braj Shyam, and Kulkarni, Niteen, Pune, India, for a “systems and methods for storing updated storage stack summaries.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “The disclosed computer-implemented method for storing updated storage stack summaries may include, (1) analyzing a storage stack to determine a structure of the storage stack, (2) storing a summary of the structure of the storage stack to a database,(3) intercepting a command directed to the storage stack that causes a change to the structure of the storage stack, and, (4) updating only that portion of the summary of the structure in the database that is affected by the change to the structure of the storage stack instead of updating the entire summary. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on August 15, 2014 (14/460,802).

Performing incremental backup
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,817,834) developed by Searls, Kirk, Maitland, FL, and Ou, Pu, Longwood, FL, for a “
techniques for performing an incremental backup.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Techniques for performing an incremental backup are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for performing an incremental backup comprising retrieving a first identifier from a first portion of a prior backup of a database, backing up a first portion of a snapshot of the database, retrieving, using at least one computer processor, a second portion of the snapshot of the database, determining whether a second identifier of the second portion of the snapshot of the database is greater than the first identifier, and in the event the second identifier is greater than the first identifier, backing up the second portion of the snapshot of the database.

The patent application was filed on October 1, 2012 (13/632,740).

Restore virtual environment based on state of applications/tiers
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,817,739) developed by Pise, Mandar, Pune, India, Gaurav, Amit, Ranchi, India, Ahmad, Jahangir, Koulgikar, Swapnil, and Chatur, Makarand, Pune, India, for a “
method to restore a virtual environment based on a state of applications/tiers.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Methods and apparatuses for triggering backups of virtual machines using high-availability applications in the virtual machines are described herein. Also, methods and apparatuses for restoring individual components that are backed up within an application infrastructure within the virtual machine are described herein.

The patent application was filed on October 31, 2012 (13/665,672).

Performing targeted backup
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,811,542) developed by Payne, Michael A., Archer, FL, and Devos, Steven R., Mercer Island, WA, for a “
method for performing targeted backup.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Methods, computer program products, computer systems, and the like, which provide for the performance of a targeted backup operation, are disclosed. Such a targeted backup operation is performed on a backup that comprises a plurality of data blocks. The data blocks, in turn, comprise an in-use data block and an unused data block. The targeted backup operation comprises performing a backup operation on the in-use data block.

The patent application was filed on June 30, 2013 (13/931,992).

Incremental backup of data volumes
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,811,430) developed by Bezbaruah, Angshuman, Range Hills, IN, Kulkarni, Pradip, and Pendharkar, Niranjan S., Maharashtra, India, for a “
method and system for incremental backup of data volumes.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A method and system for incremental backup is disclosed. The method includes writing a first update to a secondary node and writing a second update to the secondary node. The secondary node comprises a replication storage group, (RSG). Further, the order in which the updates are written at the secondary node is consistent with the order in which the updates were written at a primary node.

The patent application was filed on April 2, 2010 (12/753,310).

Linking dynamic computer data protection to external state
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (
9,811,425) developed by Kleinschnitz, Donald, Sandy, UT, and Arbon, Val, Orem, UT, for a “linking dynamic computer data protection to an external state.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A data backup manager links data backup robustness to an external state. The data backup manager monitors the external state. Responsive to the external state, the data backup manager adjusts parameters controlling data backup, such as backup frequency, backup content, and backup retention time. The data backup manager can increase these parameters responsive to an increase in an external distress state level, and decrease them in response to a decrease in the external distress state level.

The patent application was filed on January 6, 2015 (14/590,825).

Facilitating features of system recovery environments during restore operations
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,805,068) developed by Sabjan, Check A., Krishnamurthy, Lokesha B., Sanford, FL, Nicolini, Mark, Orlando, FL, and Sethumadhavan, Suren, Lake Mary, FL, for a “
systems and methods for facilitating features of system recovery environments during restore operations.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A computer-implemented method for facilitating features of system recovery environments during restore operations may include, (1) identifying an automated backup tool capable of backing up system state data of a computing system, (2) detecting a backup operation performed on the computing system, (3) determining, during the backup operation, that the computing system includes, (i) a boot volume that supports an operating system of the computing system and, (ii) at least one separate recovery volume that facilitates the use of at least one feature of a system recovery environment, and then, (4) directing the automated backup tool to back up the separate recovery volume as system state data to enable the system recovery environment to provide the feature based at least in part on the separate recovery volume during a restore of the computing system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on August 30, 2013 (14/016,025).

Retrieving data
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,805,047) developed by Zhang, Lei Hu, and Wan, Cheng, Beijing, China, for a “
systems and methods for retrieving data.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A disclosed computer-implemented method for retrieving data may include, (1) receiving a request to retrieve data segments from a storage system that stores data segments in a plurality of data containers, (2) obtaining, for each data segment, information that indicates which data container stores the data segment, (3) determining, based on the information that indicates which data container stores each data segment, that using an initial access order to retrieve the data segments would result in visiting one or more data containers more than one time, (4) rearranging access to one or more data segments such that retrieving the data segments results in visiting the data containers at least one fewer times than using the initial access order, and, (5) retrieving the data segments from the storage system based on the rearranged access order. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on May 21, 2014 (14/283,776).

Temporary file system for booting on target hardware
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,804,855) developed by Paningipalli, Venkat Thamesh, Secunderabad, India, and Katlamudi, Narendra, West Godavari, India, for a “
modification of temporary file system for booting on target hardware.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A system and method for efficiently restoring data to a different computing device. At least a backed up operating system,(OS) and an initial file system, which is also referred to as a temporary file system, are restored on a memory connected to a target computing device. The OS and the initial file system are configured for a hardware configuration for a source computing device different from a hardware configuration for the target computing device. The input/output,(I/O) modules used for accessing storage devices connected to data storage interfaces within the target computing device are identified and compared to I/O modules in the initial file system. The missing I/O modules in the initial file system for the target computing device are retrieved from the restored OS and inserted in the initial file system. Afterward, a boot up sequence is executed using the modified initial file system.

The patent application was filed on October 8, 2015 (14/878,821).

Provisioning computing systems with applications
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,800,647) developed by Kruck, Joshua D., St. Paul, MN, for “
systems and methods for provisioning computing systems with applications.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A computer-implemented method for provisioning computing systems with applications may include, (1) identifying a request to provision a computing system with an application in a pre-determined configuration state, where the pre-determined configuration state of the application is separated from a prior configuration state of the application by at least one configuration step, (2) locating a backup system that stores a pre-configured instance of the application that has been configured to the pre-determined configuration state at least in part by the configuration step, (3) retrieving the pre-configured instance of the application from the backup system, and, (4) provisioning the computing system with the application in the pre-determined configuration state without performing the configuration step by copying the pre-configured instance of application that was retrieved from the backup system to the computing system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on November 6, 2013 (14/073,158).

Backup image duplication
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,798,627) developed by Clifford, Thomas G., Edina, MN, for a “
backup image duplication.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Various systems and methods to display information regarding duplication operations and to configure duplication operations. For example, information regarding policies that can be included in a duplication operation is presented via a display. The display receives selection of one or more of the policies. In response to the selection, the display updates to reflect how much of a bucket has been allocated and how much is available, where the bucket specifies an amount of time and is calculated as a function of a duplication window duration.

The patent application was filed on May 25, 2012 (13/480,697).

Selectively masking data on virtual storage devices
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,792,431) developed by
Dalal, Chirag, Aundh, India, and Banerjee, Amitrajit, Pimpale Saudagar, India, for “systems and methods for selectively masking data on virtual storage devices.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A computer-implemented method for selectively masking data on virtual storage devices may include, (1) identifying data stored on a virtual storage device that can be accessed by a virtual machine, (2) intercepting, from a process executing outside the virtual machine, an attempt by a process of the virtual machine to read the data, (3) determining that the virtual machine process is not authorized to read the data, and, (4) in response to determining that the virtual machine process is not authorized to read the data, masking the data from the virtual machine process. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

The patent application was filed on February 11, 2014 (14/177,822).

Data removal in deduplicated storage system
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,792,316) developed by Cremelie, Nick, Ghent, Belgium, for “
system and method for efficient data removal in a deduplicated storage system.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A system, method, and medium for detecting expired data in a data deduplicated storage system are disclosed. The system receives a request to insert a file into the deduplicated storage system. In response, the system determines a unique identifier for the file and stores the unique identifier in a list of unique identifiers associated with a data object that stores the file content. The system determines that the data object is not expired based at least in part on the identifier being present in the list of unique identifiers.

The patent application was filed on October 6, 2010 (12/899,339).

Data transfer between dissimilar deduplication systems
Veritas Technologies LLC, Mountain View, CA, has been assigned a patent (9,792,306) developed by
Wartnick, Jeremy, Minnetonka, MN, for a “data transfer between dissimilar deduplication systems.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “Various systems and methods for migrating data between deduplication systems. For example, one method involves receiving a fingerprint, where the fingerprint is received from a source computing device at a destination computing device, and the fingerprint is associated with a data segment stored at the source computing device. The method also involves identifying a fingerprint type associated with the fingerprint. The method also involves performing a migration operation from the source computing device to the destination computing device. The migration operation involves determining whether the fingerprint is stored in a fingerprint sub-index. The migration operation also involves determining whether a second fingerprint that corresponds to the data segment is stored in a second sub-index, where the second fingerprint is of a second fingerprint type.

The patent application was filed on January 26, 2016 (15/006,495).

Articles_bottom
AIC
ATTO
OPEN-E