Data management apparatus

• US 20060083076A1
• Filed: 02/09/2005
• Published: 04/20/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Sakai, Motohiro, Yamamoto, Kazuhiko
• Application Number:
  US11/052,769
• Publication Number:
  US 20060083076A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 365/189.50
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1448 Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0613 in relation to throughput
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0644 Management of space entities, e.g. partitions, extents, pools
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/065 Replication mechanisms
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0685 Hybrid storage combining heterogeneous device types, e.g. hierarchical storage, hybrid arrays

Abstract

A backup data storage control unit makes a write-once storage medium store by-generation backup data in order of generations. A generation identification data storage control unit makes a generation identification data of the backup data stored at a storage position right in front of the by-generation backup data in the storage medium.

Claims

1. A data management apparatus for performing a generation management of backup data for a plurality of generations, comprising:

a backup data storage control unit for making a write-once storage medium store by-generation backup data in order of generations; and

a generation identification data storage control unit for making an identification data stored for identifying a generation of the backup data at a storage position right in front of the by-generation backup data in the storage medium.

2. The apparatus in claim 1, wherein

said storage medium is a secondary storage in a hierarchical storage management, and

said data management apparatus further comprises:

a primary storage unit for being a primary storage in a hierarchical storage management and storing a data;

a restore instruction acquisition unit for acquiring an instruction for restoring a backup data;

a restore storage read-out process unit for reading the backup data out of the storage medium;

a generation detection unit for detecting a generation of backup data read out by the restore storage read-out process unit based on the identification data; and

a restore storage control unit for making the primary storage unit store backup data up to the designated generations from among the ones read out by the restore storage read-out process unit.

3. The apparatus in claim 2, further comprising:

a primary storage control unit for storing by-generation backup data in said primary storage unit;

an inspection sign generation unit for generating an inspection sign which confirms a consistency of backup data between the pre- and post-storing done by the primary storage unit; and

a transmission unit for reading out the backup data from the primary storage unit and transmitting the aforementioned data along with the inspection sign to said backup data storage control unit, wherein

the backup data storage control unit makes the inspection sign stored in said storage medium along with the backup data transmitted by the transmission unit.

4. The apparatus in claim 3, wherein

said restore storage read-out process unit reads out said inspection sign along with said backup data, and

said restore storage control unit confirms a consistency of the backup data based on the inspection sign when making said primary storage medium store the backup data therein.

5. A data management apparatus for performing a generation management of backup data for a plurality of generations, comprising:

backup data storage control means for making a write-once storage medium store by-generation backup data in order of generations; and

generation identification data storage control means for making an identification data stored for identifying a generation of the backup data at a storage position right in front of the by-generation backup data in the storage medium.

6. A data management apparatus for performing a generation management of backup data for a plurality of generations, comprising:

making by-generation backup data stored in a write-once storage medium in order of generations; and

making an identification data stored for identifying a generation of the backup data at a storage position right in front of the by-generation backup data in the storage medium.

7. A storage medium being stored with a program for making a computer perform a generation management of backup data for a plurality of generations, wherein, when executed by a computer, the program makes the computer perform the processes of:

making by-generation backup data stored in a write-once storage medium in order of generations; and

making an identification data stored for identifying a generation of the backup data at a storage position right in front of the by-generation backup data in the storage medium.

8. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a program for making a computer perform a generation management of backup data for a plurality of generations, wherein, when executed by a computer, the program makes the computer perform the processes of:

making by-generation backup data stored in a write-once storage medium in order of generations; and

making an identification data stored for identifying a generation of the backup data at a storage position right in front of the by-generation backup data in the storage medium.

9. A data management apparatus for performing a hierarchical storage management by using a primary storage apparatus and a secondary storage apparatus, comprising:

a primary storage control unit for making the primary storage apparatus store data;

an inspection sign generation unit for generating an inspection sign which confirms a consistency of data between the pre- and post-storing done by the primary storage unit;

a primary read-out process unit for reading out data being stored in the primary storage apparatus thereof; and

a secondary storage control unit for making the secondary storage apparatus store the data read out of the primary storage apparatus and the inspection sign.

10. The data management apparatus in claim 9, further comprising:

a secondary read-out process unit for reading out said data stored in said secondary storage apparatus and, additionally, said inspection sign relating to the aforementioned data, wherein

said primary storage control unit confirms a consistency of the data based on the inspection sign read out by the secondary read-out process unit.

11. A data management apparatus for performing a hierarchical storage management by using a primary storage apparatus and a secondary storage apparatus, comprising:

primary storage control means for making the primary storage apparatus store data;

inspection sign generation means for generating an inspection sign which confirms a consistency of data between the pre- and post-storing done by the primary storage means;

primary read-out process means for reading out data being stored in the primary storage apparatus thereof; and

secondary storage control means for making the secondary storage apparatus store the data read out of the primary storage apparatus and the inspection sign.

12. A data management method for performing a hierarchical storage management by using a primary storage apparatus and a secondary storage apparatus, comprising:

generating an inspection sign which confirms a consistency of data between the pre- and post-storing done by the primary storage apparatus;

reading out data stored in the primary storage apparatus thereof; and

making the secondary storage apparatus store the data read out of the primary storage apparatus and the inspection sign.

13. A storage medium being stored with a program for making a computer perform a hierarchical storage management by using a primary storage apparatus and a secondary storage apparatus, wherein, when executed by a computer, the program makes the computer perform the processes of:

generating an inspection sign which confirms a consistency of data between the pre- and post-storing done by the primary storage apparatus;

reading out data stored in the primary storage apparatus thereof; and

making the secondary storage apparatus store the data read out of the primary storage apparatus and the inspection sign.

14. A computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and representing a program for making a computer perform a hierarchical storage management by using a primary storage apparatus and a secondary storage apparatus, wherein, when executed by a computer, the program makes the computer perform the processes of:

generating an inspection sign which confirms a consistency of data between the pre- and post-storing done by the primary storage apparatus;

reading out data stored in the primary storage apparatus thereof; and

making the secondary storage apparatus store the data read out of the primary storage apparatus and the inspection sign.