Making a physical copy of data at a remote storage device
US8612705B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 30, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/1456
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Systems and methods relating to making a physical copy at a remote storage device of data on a local storage device in response to a command from a backup application operatively associated with the local storage device are disclosed. An exemplary method comprises replicating the data from the local storage device on the remote storage device. The method also comprises copying the data replicated at the remote storage device to a physical medium operatively associated with the remote storage device in response to a command from the backup application operatively associated with the local storage device.
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