System and method for proxying network management protocol commands to enable cluster wide management of data backups
US8886778B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 15, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0601
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method enables cluster-wide management of backup operations issued by one or more backup managers to nodes of a cluster using a network management protocol, such as NDMP. An NDMP daemon executing on each node is extended to include a processing module and a backup module. The processing module interfaces with a backup manager to interpret the backup operation and, if necessary, forward (proxy) that operation to another NDMP daemon on another node of the cluster for processing in accordance with cluster's unified namespace.
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