System and method for backing up data stored in multiple mirrors on a mass storage subsystem under control of a backup server
US6360330B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 31, 1998 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 31, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99953
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A backup server controls the backing up of data stored on a mass storage subsystem in response to a backup request from a host identifying data to be backed up during a backup operation, the mass storage subsystem storing data in a plurality of mirrored copies. The backup server comprises a discovery module, a preparation module, an execution module and a clean-up module. The discovery module receives the backup request and identifies, during a discovery phase, at least one storage location on the mass storage subsystem on which data to be backed up during the backup operation is stored. The preparation module, during a preparation phase following the discovery phase, enables the mass storage subsystem to sever one of said mirrored copies and make it available to backup server for the backup operation. In addition, prior to enabling the mass storage subsystem to sever one of the mirrored copies, the preparation module will notify the host, which will stop operating in connection with the data from the mass storage subsystem, and after the mirrored copy has been severed, the preparation module will so notify the host so that it can resume operating in connection with data from at le…
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