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Centralized execution of snapshot backups in a distributed application environment

US8930497B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

NetApp, Inc. · US

Inventors

Daniel Holmes · Lansing, US
Luke Winckelmann · Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, DE
Manfred A. Buchmann · Salem, DE
Alvin Richards · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2008
Grant date	Jan 6, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 18, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2201/84
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and methods for centralizing database manipulation for a plurality of heterogeneous databases are disclosed. A single or limited number of central servers can be used to manage a plurality of hosted client systems. With such a technique, database consistent backups can be performed without requiring altering of the central server, even when different database engines are used across the hosted client systems.

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