Method for Pertorming Distributed Backup on Client Workstations in a Computer Network
First Claim
1. A method for backing up digital data on a plurality of items of computer equipment (1), each of which includes a monitoring module (10), which items of equipment are connected to at least one computer network (2), said method being characterized in that it comprises:
- a prior step performed by each of the monitoring modules (10) of said items of equipment (1), which step consists in calculating a workload representative of the availability of the resources of the item of equipment, and in transmitting said workload to the other items of equipment of the network; and
a distributed backup step of backing up said data of an item of equipment in distributed manner, which step comprises;
a step of selecting a set of said items of equipment, which step is performed by said monitoring module (10) of the item of equipment, as a function of said workloads of the items of equipment; and
a step of securely transmitting the data to said set of the items of equipment.
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Abstract
The invention concerns the field of computers and the saving of digital data. The invention concerns a method for saving digital data on a multiple machines connected to a computer network. The invention is characterized in that it does not employ a centralized computer server, and in that it comprises the following steps: first calculating and transmitting the load of machines to other machines of the network, said step being performed by the machines themselves; distributed saving of said data, the selection and the distribution of data being performed by said machines, so that the loads concerning the data are distributed in automated fashion and achieve a balanced load of the machines.
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1. A method for backing up digital data on a plurality of items of computer equipment (1), each of which includes a monitoring module (10), which items of equipment are connected to at least one computer network (2), said method being characterized in that it comprises:
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a prior step performed by each of the monitoring modules (10) of said items of equipment (1), which step consists in calculating a workload representative of the availability of the resources of the item of equipment, and in transmitting said workload to the other items of equipment of the network; and a distributed backup step of backing up said data of an item of equipment in distributed manner, which step comprises; a step of selecting a set of said items of equipment, which step is performed by said monitoring module (10) of the item of equipment, as a function of said workloads of the items of equipment; and a step of securely transmitting the data to said set of the items of equipment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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