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System and method for backing up data

US8725970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

CA, Inc. · US

Inventors

Hui Li · Beijing, CN
Paul Ignatius · Alpharetta, US
Sarad Bahadur Thapa · Burghausen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2011
Grant date	May 13, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 28, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F11/1461
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method includes receiving second information about second data stored on a second device. The method also includes determining that the second data is associated with first data stored on a first device. The method further includes, based on the determination about the second data, associating the second data with a policy for backing up a particular type of data. The method further includes initiating a transfer of one or more copies of the second data to a second one or more storage medias defined by the policy.

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