Abstract: A system divides a source computer storage device into a plurality of logical volumes, and creates a first recovery point data file and a first recovery point index file. In response to an incremental backup of a first logical volume, the system creates a second recovery point index file comprising a plurality of indices. In response to no data changing in a particular block in the first logical volume, the system points an index in the second recovery point index file to the particular block in the first logical volume. In response to data changing in the particular block in the first logical volume, the system creates a corresponding new block in a second recovery point data file. The system points the index in the second recovery point index file to the corresponding new block in the first logical volume.

Abstract: A system divides a source computer storage device into a plurality of logical volumes, and creates a first recovery point data file and a first recovery point index file. In response to an incremental backup of a first logical volume, the system creates a second recovery point index file comprising a plurality of indices. In response to no data changing in a particular block in the first logical volume, the system points an index in the second recovery point index file to the particular block in the first logical volume. In response to data changing in the particular block in the first logical volume, the system creates a corresponding new block in a second recovery point data file. The system points the index in the second recovery point index file to the corresponding new block in the first logical volume.

Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for integrating client and server deduplication systems may be provided. In this method, a first hash set of a previous backup session may be received from a server. The first hash set may comprise a plurality of cryptographic values generated using a plurality of data blocks of a first data set of a client. A second hash set may be generated using a plurality of data blocks of a second data set of the client. A deduplicated data set may be generated by the client according to the first hash set and the second hash set and may comprise a plurality of non-redundant data blocks of the second data set. The second hash set and the deduplicated data set may be transmitted to the server.