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Data Recovery Systems and Methods

  • US 20080209142A1
  • Filed: 02/14/2008
  • Published: 08/28/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A nearline disaster recovery storage system, said system comprising.a first site having a primary server for supporting an operating system and at least one application to run on at least one client;

  • a data set generated at said first site, manipulated by said first site, and stored on said primary server;

    a backup data set duplicative of said data set, generated and stored at said first site;

    a backup site geographically separated from said first site, said backup site comprising;

    a connection to said first site via which said backup data set can be transported from said first site to said backup site after generation of said backup data set;

    a storage facility for said backup data; and

    a secondary server; and

    a virtual application server, said virtual application server comprising said operating system, said at least one application, and a means for allowing remote access to said virtual application server;

    wherein upon receipt of said backup data set, and prior to a disaster event, said backup data set is restored onto said secondary server in native format so that a server at said backup site can manipulate said backup data set as said primary server manipulates said data set; and

    wherein after said backup data set is restored and in the event said primary server becomes unusable, said virtual application server can attach to said backup data set.

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