Patent 8977596 was granted and assigned to Zetta Inc on March, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Systems and methods for replicating a client data set on a computer includes replicating the client data set using an application software on the computer; generating a manifest of a target data set during replication containing state of target data reflecting post-update state; and determining differences between the local data and manifest to determine required backup operations.