Extensible application backup system and method

Details Extensible application backup system and method Extensible application backup system and method

2011-04-26

2011-04-26

Bataille, Pierre-Michel (Department: 2186)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: memory

Storage accessing and control

Control technique

C711SE12001

Reexamination Certificate

active

07934066

ABSTRACT:
An archive method and system receives a backup request for a target dataset used by an application on a primary storage system to be backed up on a secondary storage system. Different applications may each have a corresponding proprietary application format for storing their datasets. An application translator module is loaded into an extensible backup manager that converts between a proprietary application format associated with the target dataset and a predetermined storage format used by the extensible backup manager. The application translator module converts from the proprietary application format into the predetermined storage format when the baseline backup of the target dataset has not yet been performed. An incremental backup uses the application translator module to convert from the proprietary application format associated with the application into the predetermined storage format of the extensible backup manager. Once completed, a data mover component causes the incremental backup and the baseline backup of the entire target dataset, if scheduled, to be moved from the primary storage to the secondary storage and stored in the predetermined storage format rather than the proprietary application format associated with the application.

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