VIRTUAL DATA BACKUP

• US 20150227600A1
• Filed: 02/13/2015
• Published: 08/13/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Actifio, Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: RAMU, Ashok, WOODWARD, Mark L., ABERCROMBIE, Philip J., MUTALIK, Madhav, TAYLOR, Tracy, PROVENZANO, Christopher A., CHANG, David F.
• Application Number:
  US14/622,479
• Publication Number:
  US 20150227600A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1435 using file system or storage system metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1453 using de-duplication of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1461 Backup scheduling policy
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1484 involving virtual machines
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2094 Redundant storage or storage space G06F11/2056 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2365 Ensuring data consistency and integrity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/27 Replication, distribution or synchronisation of data between databases or within a distributed database system; Distributed database system architectures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/815 Virtual middleware or OS functionality using virtual machines to implement generic software techniques for error detection or fault masking G06F11/1484
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0605 by facilitating the interaction with a user or administrator
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0641 De-duplication techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0649 Lifecycle management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0685 Hybrid storage combining heterogeneous device types, e.g. hierarchical storage, hybrid arrays

Abstract

Techniques are disclosed for creating, in a network, a single instance of deduplicated data across a plurality of end user data. A first computing device receives data associated with a plurality of computing devices, the plurality of computing devices being managed by the first computing device. The first computing device aggregates and deduplicates the data associated with each of the plurality of computing devices. The deduplicated aggregated data set is then transmitted to a second computing device for further aggregation and deduplication with one or more additional aggregated data sets generated by other computing devices managing respective sets of computing devices.

Claims

1. A computerized method of creating, in a network, a single instance of deduplicated data across a plurality of end user data, each end user data being associated with a computing device, the method comprising:

receiving, by a first computing device, data associated with a plurality of computing devices, the plurality of computing devices being managed by the first computing device;

aggregating, by the first computing device, the data associated with each of the plurality of computing devices managed by the first computing device to form an aggregated data set for the plurality of computing devices;

deduplicating, by the first computing device, the aggregated data set to form a deduplicated aggregated data set for the plurality of computing devices managed by the first computing device; and

transmitting, by the first computing device, the deduplicated aggregated data set to a second computing device for further aggregation and deduplication with one or more additional aggregated data sets generated by other computing devices managing respective sets of computing devices, thereby creating a single instance of deduplicated data across a plurality of end user data managed by the first computing device.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the at least one first computing device and the second computing device comprise virtual machines.

3. The computerized method of claim 2, wherein an amount of data provisioned to the at least one first computing device is less than an amount of data provisioned to the second computing device.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein receiving, by the first computing device, data associated with the plurality of computing devices further comprises replicating the data associated with the plurality of computing devices at a first point in time.

5. The computerized method of claim 4, wherein replicating the data associated with the plurality of computing devices at a first point in time comprises copying only data that changed between the first point in time and a replication that occurred a time prior to the first point in time.

6. A computing system for creating, in a network, a single instance of deduplicated data across a plurality of end user data, each end user data being associated with a computing device, the computing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor and including computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to;

receive data associated with a plurality of computing devices, the plurality of computing devices being managed by the computing system;

aggregate the data associated with each of the plurality of computing devices managed by the computing system to form an aggregated data set for the plurality of computing devices;

deduplicate the aggregated data set to form a deduplicated aggregated data set for the plurality of computing devices managed by the computing system; and

transmit the deduplicated aggregated data set to a second computing device for further aggregation and deduplication with one or more additional aggregated data sets generated by other computing devices managing respective sets of computing devices, thereby creating a single instance of deduplicated data across a plurality of end user data managed by the computing system.

7. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the plurality of computing devices comprise virtual machines.

8. The computing device of claim 7, wherein an amount of data provisioned to the computing device is less than an amount of data provisioned to the second computing device.

9. The computing device of claim 6, wherein receiving data associated with the plurality of computing devices further comprises replicating the data associated with the plurality of computing devices at a first point in time.

10. The computing device of claim 9, wherein replicating the data associated with the plurality of computing devices at a first point in time comprises copying only data that changed between the first point in time and a replication that occurred a time prior to the first point in time.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having executable instructions operable to cause an apparatus to:

receive data associated with a plurality of computing devices, the plurality of computing devices being managed by a first computing device;

aggregate the data associated with each of the plurality of computing devices managed by the first computing device to form an aggregated data set for the plurality of computing devices;

deduplicate the aggregated data set to form a deduplicated aggregated data set for the plurality of computing devices managed by the first computing device; and

transmit the deduplicated aggregated data set to a second computing device for further aggregation and deduplication with one or more additional aggregated data sets generated by other computing devices managing respective sets of computing devices, thereby creating a single instance of deduplicated data across a plurality of end user data managed by the first computing device.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of computing devices comprise virtual machines.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein an amount of data provisioned to the at least one first computing device is less than an amount of data provisioned to the second computing device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein receiving data associated with the plurality of computing devices further comprises replicating the data associated with the plurality of computing devices at a first point in time.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 14, wherein replicating the data associated with the plurality of computing devices at a first point in time comprises copying only data that changed between the first point in time and a replication that occurred a time prior to the first point in time.