System and method for backing up open files of a source control management repository

• US 20060200505A1
• Filed: 03/02/2005
• Published: 09/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Bhatia, Rishi
• Granted Patent: US 7,634,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments

Abstract

A software agent, system and method for backing up open files of a source control management repository are provided. The agent includes a context information agent for retrieving context information including a location of the at least one open file from the source control repository; and a file movement agent for backing up the at least one open file from the location to a first server adapted for backing up and storing the at least one open file.

Claims

1. An agent for backing up at least one open file of a source control repository, the agent comprising:

a context information agent for retrieving context information including a location of the at least one open file; and

a file movement agent for backing up the at least one open file from the location to a first server adapted for backing up and storing the at least one open file.

2. The agent as in claim 1, wherein the context information further comprises a source control repository server name, a source control repository server address and a broker name.

3. The agent as in claim 2, wherein the context information is stored in a file report.

4. The agent as in claim 1, wherein the agent resides on the first server.

5. The agent as in claim 4, wherein the first server includes at least one media drive for storing the at least one open file.

6. A system for backing up at least one open file of a source control repository, the system comprising:

at least one client coupled to the source control repository for editing open files;

a first server for backing up and storing at least one open file; and

a first agent for backing up the at least one open file comprising;

a context information agent for retrieving context information including a location of the at least one open file; and

a file movement agent for backing up the at least one open file from at least one client to the first server.

7. The system as in claim 6, wherein the context information further comprises a source control repository server name, a source control repository server address and a broker name.

8. The system as in claim 7, wherein the context information is stored in a file report.

9. The system as in claim 6, wherein the agent resides on the first server.

10. The system as in claim 6, wherein the first server includes at least one media drive for storing the at least one open file.

11. The system as in claim 6, wherein the at least one client includes a client agent for packaging and sending the at least one open file to the file movement agent.

12. The system as in claim 11, wherein the at least one client includes a control management client for storing the location of the at least one open file.

13. A method for backing up at least one open file of a source control repository, the method comprising the steps of:

requesting context information for at least one user of at least one open file;

receiving context information relating to at least one open file of the at least one user;

determining a location of the at least one open file from the context information;

retrieving the at least one open file; and

storing the at least one open file.

14. The method as in claim 13, wherein the at least one open file is stored on a server adapted for backing up and storing the at least one open file.

15. The method as in claim 13, wherein the context information further comprises a source control repository server name, a source control repository server address and a broker name.

16. The method as in claim 15, further comprising the step of storing the context information with the at least one open file.

17. The method as in claim 15, further comprising the steps of restoring the at least one open file to the location determined form the context information.

18. A set of computer-executable instructions for backing up at least one open file of a source control repository, said computer-executable instructions comprising the steps of:

requesting context information for at least one user;

receiving context information relating to at least one open file of the at least one user;

determining a location of the at least one open file from the context information;

retrieving the at least one open file; and

storing the at least one open file.

19. The computer-executable instructions according to claim 18, wherein said instructions are stored on a computer-readable media, said media selected from a group consisting of magnetic media, optical media, read-only memory (ROM).

20. The computer-executable instructions according to claim 18, wherein said instructions are executable by a computer system comprising a processor, a random access memory (RAM), at least one user input device, a data storage device and a graphical display device.