DISK MIRRORING FOR PERSONAL STORAGE
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1. A data mirroring system, comprising:
- a first storage device configured to connect to a network, wherein the first storage device is assigned a network address;
a second storage device configured to connect to the network, wherein the second storage device is assigned a network address;
the first storage device being further configured to retrieve the network address of the second storage device from an information source; and
the first storage device being further configured to send data changes made on the first storage device to the second storage device via the network based on the network address of the second storage device.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for backing up personal data between two mated (i.e., paired) network attached storage (NAS) devices. The system includes a local storage device and a secondary storage device that communicate over a network (e.g., the Internet) via a network connection. Any data added or modified on the local storage device will be automatically mirrored (i.e., copied) to the secondary storage device, which may be located at a secure remote site, pursuant to a data mirroring technique.
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1. A data mirroring system, comprising:
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a first storage device configured to connect to a network, wherein the first storage device is assigned a network address; a second storage device configured to connect to the network, wherein the second storage device is assigned a network address; the first storage device being further configured to retrieve the network address of the second storage device from an information source; and the first storage device being further configured to send data changes made on the first storage device to the second storage device via the network based on the network address of the second storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An intelligent storage device, comprising:
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a storage area configured to store data; an interface module configured to connect to a network; an intelligence module configured to receive a network address assigned to the intelligent storage device; the intelligence module being further configured to retrieve a network address assigned to a secondary storage device from an information source; and the intelligence module being further configured to send data changes made on the intelligent storage device to the secondary storage device over the network based on the network address of the secondary storage device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for data mirroring, comprising:
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connecting a first storage device to a network; connecting a second storage device to the network; assigning a network address to the first storage device; assigning a network address to the second storage device; writing the network address of the first storage device to an information resource; writing the network address of the second storage device to an information resource; receiving the network address of the second storage device at the first storage device; and mirroring data changes made on the first storage device to the second storage device via the network based on the network address of the second storage device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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