US 12,287,966 B2
System and method to create application copies for copy reuse utilizing the application backup data stored in secondary storage
Sunil Kumar, Bangalore (IN); and Ravi Vijayakumar Chitloor, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on May 17, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/667,632.
Application 18/667,632 is a continuation of application No. 17/931,628, filed on Sep. 13, 2022, granted, now 12,045,462.
Prior Publication US 2024/0302962 A1, Sep. 12, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/20 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0607 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0635 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 11/2069 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating copies of backup data for reuse by an enterprise application, comprising:
issuing a first control command for provisioning a logical unit number (LUN) for copy storage;
initiating copying of backup data to create, and store at a storage site designated by the LUN, a snapshot of the backup data;
issuing a second control command to preserve a state of the backup data copied to the storage site;
issuing a third control command to create a thin clone volume from the snapshot;
issuing a fourth control command to the storage site to mask the thin clone volume;
issuing a fifth control command to mount the thin clone volume and an associated filesystem; and
issuing a sixth control command to recover an application, associated with the backup data, from the mounted filesystem.