BACKUP CONTROL DEVICE, BACKUP CONTROL METHOD, DISK ARRAY APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20150161009A1
• Filed: 12/08/2014
• Published: 06/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: NAKAGAWA, Shinta
• Application Number:
  US14/562,989
• Publication Number:
  US 20150161009A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data

Abstract

Disclosed is a backup control device for controlling such that backup or restore can be executed between different apparatuses even in environments not allowing backup or restore therebetween. The backup control device includes a backup control unit that, determines whether a backup to be executed is an initial backup or a differential backup on the basis of a volume management table, and generates a different copy table, determines, for each first sector number, the necessity or non-necessity of the backup on the basis of the copy table, and requests a storage apparatus to store information stored in a sector with the first sector number in a sector with a second sector number in a backup volume corresponding to the first sector number.

Claims

1. A backup control device comprising:

a backup control unit that, in response to a backup request including a generation number of a snapshot, determines whether a backup to be executed is an initial backup or a differential backup on the basis of volume management information including a backup number capable of identifying the backup and a volume number capable identifying one or more volumes built in a storage apparatus as a backup destination, generates different copy information depending on a result of the determination on the basis of the generation number and difference management information managing the snapshot,

determines a necessity or non-necessity of the backup for each of one or more first sector numbers composing an operation volume on the basis of the generated copy information,

when the backup is determined to be necessary, requests, on the basis of a first sector number requiring the backup and the generation number, information stored in a sector with the first sector number from a snapshot control unit and

requests the storage apparatus to store the information acquired in response to the request in a sector with a second sector number in the volume corresponding to the first sector number.

2. The backup control device according to claim 1, further comprising a restore control unit that, in response to a restore request including a specific backup number as a restore target, obtains the volume number of a first volume used at a time of the initial backup and the volume number of a second volume used at a time of the differential backup on the basis of the volume management information and the specific backup number,

determines whether a restore to be executed is a restore from the initial backup or not on the basis of the specific backup number, when the restore is determined to be a restore from the initial backup, causes information indicating that the sector with the first sector number is a sector requiring a restore from the initial backup to be included in the copy information and reads the copy information, and when the restore is determined not to be a restore from the initial backup, reads the copy information used at the time of the backup in the second volume,

determines, in the each first sector number, whether the sector with the first sector number is a sector requiring a restore from information backed up in the initial backup or the differential backup on the basis of the read copy information,

when the sector is determined to be a sector requiring a restore from the initial backup, requests the information stored in the sector with the first sector number from the storage apparatus on the basis of the obtained volume number of the first volume and the first sector number, and

when the sector is determined to be a sector requiring a restore from the differential backup, requests the information stored in the sector with the second sector number from the storage apparatus on the basis of the obtained volume number of the second volume and the second sector number, and

requests the operation volume to restore the information acquired in response to the request in the sector with the first sector number in the operation volume.

3. The backup control device according to claim 1, wherein

the copy information includes, in the each first sector number, the first sector number and first difference information indicating a presence or absence of a difference having occurred after the initial backup;

and

when the backup is determined to be the initial backup, the backup control unit generates the copy information such that all of the sectors with the one or more first sector numbers become a backup target, and

when the backup is determined to be the differential backup, the backup control unit generates the copy information such that, of the sectors with the one or more first sector numbers, one or more sectors in which a difference has occurred after the initial backup become a backup target.

4. The backup control device according to claim 3, wherein

the difference management information includes, for each generation, the first sector number and second difference information indicating whether or not a difference has occurred in the operation volume after acquiring the snapshot;

and

when the backup is determined to be the initial backup, the backup control unit generates the copy information by causing information indicating an occurrence of a difference to be included in the first difference information in the each first sector number, and

when the backup is determined to be the differential backup, the backup control unit generates the copy information by causing information indicating a non-occurrence of a difference to be included in the first difference information in the each first sector number, setting a generation immediately before a generation with the generation number as a logical sum calculation target, calculating a logical sum between the first difference information including the information and the second difference information in the generation set as the logical sum calculation target obtained from the difference management information, associating the logical sum with the first sector number to include in the copy information,

the calculation of the logical sum being executed for generations before generations with all generation numbers included in the difference management information.

5. The backup control device according to claim 1, wherein

the backup control unit calculates a capacity of a volume necessary for the backup to be executed on the basis of the copy information, and requests the storage apparatus to build a volume on the basis of the calculated capacity and the volume number.

6. A disk array apparatus comprising the backup control device according to claim 1.

7. A backup control method comprising, by an information processing apparatus:

in response to a backup request including a generation number of a snapshot, determining whether a backup to be executed is an initial backup or a differential backup on the basis of volume management information including a backup number capable of identifying of the backup and a volume number capable of identifying of one or more volumes built in a storage apparatus as a backup destination;

generating different copy information depending on a result of the determination on the basis of the generation number and difference management information managing the snapshot;

determining a necessity or non-necessity of the backup for each of one or more first sector numbers composing an operation volume on the basis of the generated copy information;

when the backup is determined to be necessary, requesting, on the basis of a first sector number requiring the backup and the generation number, information stored in a sector with the first sector number from a snapshot control unit; and

requesting the storage apparatus to store the information acquired in response to the request in a sector with a second sector number in the volume corresponding to the first sector number.

8. The backup control method according to claim 7, wherein the method comprises:

in response to a restore request including a specific backup number as a restore target, obtaining the volume number of a first volume used at a time of the initial backup and the volume number of a second volume used at a time of the differential backup on the basis of the volume management information and the specific backup number;

determining whether a restore to be executed is a restore from the initial backup or not on the basis of the specific backup number;

when the restore is determined to be a restore from the initial backup, causing information indicating that the sector with the first sector number is a sector requiring a restore from the initial backup to be included in the copy information and reads the copy information; and

when the restore is determined not to be a restore from the initial backup, reading the copy information used at the time of the backup in the second volume;

determining, in the each first sector number, whether the sector with the first sector number is a sector requiring a restore from information backed up in the initial backup or the differential backup on the basis of the read copy information;

when the sector is determined to be a sector requiring a restore from the initial backup, requesting the information stored in the sector with the first sector number from the storage apparatus on the basis of the obtained volume number of the first volume and the first sector number; and

when the sector is determined to be a sector requiring a restore from the differential backup, requesting the information stored in the sector with the second sector number from the storage apparatus on the basis of the obtained volume number of the second volume and the second sector number; and

requesting the operation volume to restore the information acquired in response to the request in the sector with the first sector number in the operation volume.

9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program that causes a computer to execute:

a function that in response to a backup request including a generation number of a snapshot, determining whether a backup to be executed is an initial backup or a differential backup on the basis of volume management information including a backup number capable of identifying the backup and a volume number capable of identifying one or more volumes built in a storage apparatus as a backup destination,

generating different copy a information depending on a result of the determination on the basis of the generation number and a difference management information managing the snapshot,

determining a necessity or non-necessity of the backup for each of one or more first sector numbers composing an operation volume on the basis of the generated copy information,

when the backup is determined to be necessary, requesting, on the basis of a first sector number requiring the backup and the generation number, information stored in a sector with the first sector number from a snapshot control unit, and

requesting the storage apparatus to store the information acquired in response to the request in a sector with a second sector number in the volume corresponding to the first sector number.

10. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 9, the computer program causing the computer to further execute:

a function that in response to a restore request including a specific backup number as a restore target, obtaining the volume number of a first volume used at a time of the initial backup and the volume number of a second volume used at a time of the differential backup on the basis of the volume management information and the specific backup number,

determining whether a restore to be executed is a restore from the initial backup or not on the basis of the specific backup number, when the restore is determined to be a restore from the initial backup, causing information indicating that the sector with the first sector number is a sector requiring a restore from the initial backup to be included in the copy information and reads the copy information, and when the restore is determined not to be a restore from the initial backup, reading the copy information used at the time of the backup in the second volume,

determining, in the each first sector number, whether the sector with the first sector number is a sector requiring a restore from information backed up in the initial backup or the differential backup on the basis of the read copy information,

when the sector is determined to be a sector requiring a restore from the initial backup, requesting the information stored in the sector with the first sector number from the storage apparatus on the basis of the obtained volume number of the first volume and the first sector number, and

when the sector is determined to be a sector requiring a restore from the differential backup, requesting the information stored in the sector with the second sector number from the storage apparatus on the basis of the obtained volume number of the second volume and the second sector number, and

requesting the operation volume to restore the information acquired in response to the request in the sector with the first sector number in the operation volume.