Pure Storage, Inc.
Snapshot-Based Hydration Of A Cloud-Based Storage System

Abstract:

Systems, methods, and computer readable storage mediums for snapshot-based hydration of a cloud-based storage system, including: storing, in a cloud computing environment, a snapshot of a dataset that is stored on a separate storage system, wherein the snapshot includes a self-described copy of the dataset such that the dataset can be reconstructed without accessing the separate storage system; creating, in a cloud computing environment, at least a portion of a cloud-based storage system; and populating, from the snapshot that is stored in the cloud computing environment, at least a portion of a storage layer within the cloud-based storage system, wherein the cloud-based storage system can service I/O operations to the dataset after the storage layer has been populated.