BACKUP AND RESTORE DATA FROM A CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20120130955A1
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Published: 05/24/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Computer Associates Think Inc. (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Feng
• Granted Patent: US 8,868,509 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/654
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments

Abstract

A system and method for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, comprising creating the application, modifying the application to register a servlet, publishing the application to the cloud computing environment, during execution of the application, using the servlet for: detecting annotated entities in the application, finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities, generating one or more structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities, and publishing the backed up data. Modifying may comprise inserting archiving-type files into the application. An annotation processor may be added to the application may occur. A user interface displaying one or more of the SQL statements performed during the execution of the application may be generated. The user may confirm the displayed SQL statements. A library may be added to the application.

Claims

1. A method for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, said method comprising steps of:

creating the application;

modifying the application to register a servlet;

publishing the application to the cloud computing environment;

during execution of the application, using the servlet for;

detecting annotated entities in the application;

finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities;

generating one or more structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities; and

publishing the backed up data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of modifying further comprises inserting archiving-type files into the application.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of adding an annotation processor to the application.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of generating a user interface displaying one or more of the SQL statements performed during the execution of the application.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising a step of confirming by a user the displayed SQL statements.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising adding a library to the application.

7. A computer readable storage medium storing a program of instructions executable by a machine to perform a method for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

creating the application;

modifying the application to register a servlet;

publishing the application to the cloud computing environment;

during execution of the application, using the servlet for;

detecting annotated entities in the application;

finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities;

generating one or more structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities; and

publishing the backed up data.

8. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 7, wherein the step of modifying further comprises inserting archiving-type files into the application.

9. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 7, further comprising a step of adding an annotation processor to the application.

10. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 7, further comprising a step of generating a user interface displaying one or more of the SQL statements performed during the execution of the application.

11. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 10, further comprising a step of confirming by a user the displayed SQL statements.

12. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 7, further comprising adding a library to the application.

13. A system for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

a processor;

a module operable to create the application, modify the application to register a servlet, and publish the application to the cloud computing environment, and during execution of the application, the module being further operable to use the servlet for detecting annotated entities in the application, finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities, generating one or more structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities, and publishing the backed up data.

14. The system according to claim 13, wherein the module is further operable to insert archiving-type files into the application.

15. The system according to claim 13, wherein the module is further operable to add an annotation processor to the application.

16. The system according to claim 13, further comprising a display device for displaying one or more of the SQL statements performed during the execution of the application.

17. The system according to claim 16, further comprising an input device for confirming by a user the displayed SQL statements.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the module is further operable to add a library to the application.