SIMULTANEOUS DATA BACKUP IN A COMPUTER SYSTEM
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1. A data processing system able to store backup copies of a data set in storage pools having multiple destinations, comprising:
- a client having a storage agent;
said storage agent having a queue;
a first network queue manager residing in said client, said network queue manager having control over said queue;
a server connected by a local area network with said client;
a second network queue manager residing in said server.
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Abstract
A data processing system using a client-server configuration includes a method and apparatus for simultaneously generating multiple copies of data sets in multiple storage pools. Simultaneous copies of data sets may be made for storage pools having LAN-free paths in addition to storage pools having only access from a LAN path.
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1. A data processing system able to store backup copies of a data set in storage pools having multiple destinations, comprising:
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a client having a storage agent;
said storage agent having a queue;
a first network queue manager residing in said client, said network queue manager having control over said queue;
a server connected by a local area network with said client;
a second network queue manager residing in said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a data processing system, a method for creating multiple copies of a data set in storage pools having multiple destinations, comprising:
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storing copies of the data set in locally attached storage pools;
storing copies of the data set in storage pools connected by storage area networks;
receiving a request in a server from a client storage agent to set up a storage session;
creating a session in said server to monitor the activities of a copy operation;
establishing the location of copy storage pools;
obtaining mount points for each of volumes in said copy storage pools;
reporting the results of the storage session setup to said storage agent;
transferring the data set once from said client to said server; and
, storing copies of the data set in said copy storage pools after the setup is complete.
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