Method and system for managing data

• US 20070130146A1
• Filed: 12/01/2005
• Published: 06/07/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Original Assignee: The Boeing Co.
• Inventors: Heinz, Kathy, Chilukuri, Swathi, Mistry, Rohinton, Taylor, Scott, Allen, John
• Granted Patent: US 7,765,230 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2069 Management of state, configuration or failover
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2082 Data synchronisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/82 Solving problems relating to consistency ensuring consistency in mirrored systems G06F11/2064

Abstract

Method and system for validating data residing on different servers is provided. The method includes providing a first user interface from a first location, said first user interface providing access to data residing on a server in the first location, a substantial copy of said data made available on a server in a second location; re-directing a user to a second user interface from the second location upon an event in the first location, said second user interface providing access to the validated data on the server in the second location; and initiating a validation mode for validating the substantial copy of the data on the server at the second location upon the event in the first location. A Validator module identifies one or more data added or updated to a metadata on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters; and verifies existence of said identified data in one or more data files on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters.

Claims

1. A method for providing access to data residing on different servers comprising:

providing a first user interface from a first location, said first user interface providing access to data residing on a server in the first location, a substantial copy of said data made available on a server in a second location;

re-directing a user to a second user interface from the second location upon an event in the first location, said second user interface providing access to the validated data on the server in the second location; and

initiating a validation mode for validating the substantial copy of the data on the server at the second location upon the event in the first location;

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the event in the first location is a failure of said server located in said first location.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said second user interface operates in a read-only mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said data includes one or more data files and metadata associated with said one or more data files.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein said metadata includes one or more attributes of said data files, said attributes including one or more of filename, file type, file create date, file created by, file size, last update date, last update time, last updated by, last access date, last access time, last accessed by, and/or format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein initiating the validation mode for validating data on the server at the second location further comprising:

setting second user interface to access data on the server at the second location to operate in a read-only mode;

receiving one or more validation parameters to run a Validator module; and

executing the Validator module using said validation parameters to validate said data on the server at the second location.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the Validator module identifies one or more data added or updated to a metadata on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters;

and verifies existence of said identified data in one or more data files on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters.

16. The system of claim 15, wherein the Validator module modifies said associated metadata to remove references to said identified data.

17. The system of claim 15, wherein said validation parameters include any one or more of start date, start time, end date, end time, modification authorization, and/or action to be taken.

7. The method of claim 7, wherein executing the Validator module using said validation parameters to validate said data on the server at the second location further comprising:

identifying one or more data added or updated to a metadata on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters; and

verifying existence of said identified data in one or more data files on the server at the second location based on said validation parameters.

8. The method of claim 7, further including modifying said associated metadata to remove references to said identified data.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein said validation parameters include anyone or more of start date, start time, end date, end time, modification authorization, and/or action to be taken.

10. A system for providing access to data residing on different servers comprising:

a first server to store and provide access to data in a first location;

a first user interface to access data in said first location;

a second server in a second location having a substantial copy of data from the first location, said second server connected to the first server using a network connection;

a second user interface to access data in said second location, said second user interface connected to the second server;

and

a Validator module to validate said substantial copy of data on the second server upon an event on the first server, said Validator module accessible by the second server.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the event in the first location is a failure of said server located in said first location.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein said second user interface operates in a read-only mode.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein said data includes one or more data files and metadata associated with said one or more data files.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein said metadata includes one or more attributes of said data files, said attributes including one or more of filename, file type, file create date, file created by, file size, last update date, last update time, last updated by, last access date, last access time, last accessed by, and/or format.