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Method and system of distributed backup for computer devices in a network

US9442803B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation · US

Inventors

Erik Rueger · Mainz, DE
Tim U. Scheideler · Thalheim, CH

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 24, 2014
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 15, 2034

Classification

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

Abstract

A method and a distributed backup system for data backup are provided. The distributed backup system comprises a plurality of computer devices connected by a network. In the system, one of the computer devices comprises a program for managing data backup in the distributed data backup system. In the system, one of the computer devices comprises a first storage space for storing its own files and a second storage space for storing backup files of other computer devices. In the system, the one of the computer devices comprises a first database for storing metadata files of its own files and a second database for storing metadata files of the backup files of the other computer devices.

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