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Combined stream auxiliary copy system and method

US8370542B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 16, 2003
Grant dateFeb 5, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2028

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B20/10
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system and method for transferring data in a library storage system. The library storage system comprises a management server including a storage policy. A media agent is connected to the management server. A plurality of storage media and a data source are connected to the media agent. The data source is divided into at least a first and a second portion of data. The portions of data are transferred from the data source to a first and second primary storage medium using a first and a second data stream respectively. The media agent then causes the first and second portion of data to be transferred from the first and second storage medium to a third auxiliary storage medium using a third combined data stream. Auxiliary copying is performed in chunks and multiple streams are copied in parallel.

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