Backup services for distributed file systems in cloud computing environments
US11132126B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 16, 2021 |
| Grant date | Sep 28, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 16, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/835
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are directed to managing data in a file system that includes storage nodes and storage volumes in a cloud computing environment (CCE). A backup job may be executed to perform further actions, including: providing a backup identifier that is associated with the backup job; determining the storage nodes based on the file system and the CCE; disabling the file system by disabling the storage nodes, wherein each disabled storage node is associated with a shutdown timestamp; determining storage volumes associated with each disabled storage node; and generating storage images that archive a copy of information from the storage volumes; associating the storage images with the backup identifier; confirming that the file system is consistent based on an absence of file system activity occurring subsequent to each shutdown timestamp; and enabling the file system by enabling the storage nodes.
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