Directory selective backups
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1. A method for performing a backup operation in a computing system, the method comprising:
- configuring the backup operation by identifying a zone to backup, the zone including at least a directory;
intercepting a file system operation;
evaluating the file system operation to determine whether the file system operation interferes with an ability of the backup operation to perform the backup operation to backup the zone;
determining that the file system operation interferes with the ability of the backup operation to backup the zone; and
failing the file system operation.
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Abstract
Backup operations on selected directories are performed in a computing system. File system operations that impact the ability to backup the selected directories are failed while other file system operations are allowed. In particular, file system operations that would require a trawl of the selected directory in order to perform the backup operation are failed.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for performing a backup operation in a computing system, the method comprising:
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configuring the backup operation by identifying a zone to backup, the zone including at least a directory; intercepting a file system operation; evaluating the file system operation to determine whether the file system operation interferes with an ability of the backup operation to perform the backup operation to backup the zone; determining that the file system operation interferes with the ability of the backup operation to backup the zone; and failing the file system operation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing a backup operation in a computing system that includes a file system, wherein the backup operation is configured to backup a zone that includes a directory and a subtree of the directory, the method comprising:
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receiving a file system operation from an application that is to be performed on the zone; determining whether the file system operation violates a rule associated with the zone that would prevent the backup operation from performing the backup operation and backing up the zone; failing the file system operation when the file system operation violates the rule and allowing the file system operation when the file system operation does not violate the rule. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for managing file system operations on a zone selected for backup in a file system by a backup application, the apparatus comprising:
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hardware including a storage and a processor; a kernel; a tracker module including computer executable instructions implemented in the kernel, wherein the tracker module is configured to; intercept file system operations; evaluate the file system operations to determine whether the file system operations interfere with an ability of the backup application to perform a backup operation to backup the selected zone; determine that the file system operations interfere with the ability of the backup operation to backup the selected zone; fail the file system operations when the file system operations prevent the selected zone from being incrementally backed up without a trawl of the selected zone and allow the file system operations when the file system operations do not prevent the selected zone from being incrementally backed up without the trawl of the selected zone. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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