Backup and retrieval of data storage using catalog data
US7028153B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 11, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 14, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1458
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
One or more computer systems, a carrier medium, and a method are provided for backing up data using a backup server. The user may instruct backup software on a backup server to identify a second computer system (other than the backup server) as the parent computer system of the backed-up files. The backup software may receive the name of this second computer system as input, and the backup software may then output the name to a catalog during the backup process. When the backed-up data is restored, the catalog may be used to identify the parent of the backed-up data as the second computer system. In one embodiment, the data to be backed up may be part of a mirror which comprises substantially the same data as an original data volume. A carrier medium may include program instructions which, when executed, cause the above operations on one or more computer systems.
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