System and method for event driven backup data storage
US8291170B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 19, 2010 |
| Grant date | Oct 16, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1453
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for writing data segments to a backup storage medium. Data segments are sent from multiple clients to a shared backup server. The backup server writes the data segments for each client into separate container files and then flushes the data from the container files into the backup storage medium. After backing up all of the data segments from a single client, the server commits the transaction which includes flushing newly written data from any open files, closing the open files, and updating metadata for the newly written data. To reduce the amount of time needed to commit the transaction, the backup server flushes and closes container files prior to transaction commit time.
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