Russell D Monckton

US Patent:

8099391, Jan 17, 2012

Filed:

Mar 17, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/405777

Inventors:

Russell David Monckton - Longwood FL, US

Assignee:

Symantec Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 17/30

US Classification:

707647

Abstract:

Various embodiments of a system and method for backing up files used by a virtual machine are described herein. The files may be stored within a virtual disk image file. A full backup of the virtual disk image file may first be created. After creating the full backup, one or more incremental or differential backups of the virtual disk image file may be created. In some embodiments, fingerprints of the sectors of the virtual disk image file may be stored and used to identify which sectors should be included in the incremental or differential backups.

US Patent:

8032491, Oct 4, 2011

Filed:

Aug 4, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/197266

Inventors:

Carl J. Appellof - Arroyo Grande CA, US
Russell Monckton - Longwood FL, US
Anthony T. Orling - San Luis Obispo CA, US

Assignee:

Symantec Operating Corporation - Mountain View CA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00

US Classification:

707649, 707655

Abstract:

A system for encapsulating configuration information in storage objects formatted for backup and restore comprises a processor coupled to a memory, where the memory stores instructions executable by the processor to implement a backup manager configured to generate backup versions of a plurality of storage objects (such as files or directories) of a source data set of a primary host. The backup manager may be configured to create an additional storage object that includes information collected from a designated information source in a first format, store the additional storage object within the source data set in a second format, and generate a backup version of the additional storage object.