SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DATA PROTECTION DURING FULL DATA BACKUP

• US 20170286228A1
• Filed: 03/30/2016
• Published: 10/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MidCap Financial Trust
• Original Assignee: Acronis International GmbH (Acronis AG)
• Inventors: Redko, Andrey, Protasov, Stanislav, Beloussov, Serguei, Smulevich, Mark
• Granted Patent: US 10,956,270 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1446 Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3003 Monitoring arrangements specially adapted to the computing system or computing system component being monitored
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/302 where the computing system component is a software system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/3079 the data filtering being achieved by reporting only the changes of the monitored data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/128 Details of file system snapshots on the file-level, e.g. snapshot creation, administration, deletion use of snapshots for error detection or correction G06F11/14, G06F11/16
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/865 Monitoring of software

Abstract

A system and method is provided for performing a full data backup of user data with data protection. An example method includes generating a snapshot of the electronic data stored in memory, initiating a transfer of the electronic data to a data storage facility; detecting requests to modify a file of the electronic data, saving an initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data, continuing the transfer of the data to the data storage facility, and transferring the modified file using the initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data.

Claims

1. A method for generating a backup of electronic data, the method comprising:

generating, by a processor, a snapshot of the electronic data stored in at least one electronic memory;

initiating, by a processor, a transfer of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to a data storage facility;

detecting, by the processor, at least one request to modify a file of the electronic data;

saving, in the at least one electronic memory, an initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data;

continuing, by the processor, the transfer of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to the data storage facility; and

transferring, by the processor, the modified file using the initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the saving of the initial version of the file comprises reading the initial version from the snapshot of the electronic data and saving the initial version of the file in temporary storage.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transfer of the electronic data to the data storage facility comprises storing the electronic data as backup data in a cloud storage service.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising continuously monitoring, by the processor, the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to detect any additional requests to modify additional files of the electronic data while the electronic data is transferred to the data storage facility.

5. The method according to claim 4, further comprising:

detecting, by the processor, at least one additional request to modify another file of the electronic data;

tracking, by the processor, an intermediate version of the another file; and

saving the intermediate version of the another file in the at least one electronic memory.

6. A system for generating a backup of electronic data, the system comprising:

a remote data storage facility;

at least one local electronic memory configured to store electronic data; and

a processor communicatively coupled to the at least one local electronic memory and configured to;

generate a snapshot of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory,

initiate a transfer of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to the remote a data storage facility,

detect at least one request to modify a file of the electronic data;

save, in the at least one electronic memory, an initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data;

continue the transfer of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to the data storage facility, and

transfer the modified file using the initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to save the initial version of the file by reading the initial version from the snapshot of the electronic data and saving the initial version of the file in temporary storage.

8. The system method according to claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to transfer the electronic data to the data storage facility by storing the electronic data as backup data in a cloud storage service.

9. The system method according to claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to continuously monitor the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to detect any additional requests to modify additional files of the electronic data while the electronic data is transferred to the data storage facility.

10. The system method according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to:

detect at least one additional request to modify another file of the electronic data,

track an intermediate version of the another file, and

save the intermediate version of the another file in the at least one electronic memory.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions for generating a backup of electronic data, including instructions for:

generating a snapshot of the electronic data stored in at least one electronic memory;

initiating a transfer of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to a data storage facility;

detecting at least one request to modify a file of the electronic data;

saving, in the at least one electronic memory, an initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data;

continuing the transfer of the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to the data storage facility; and

transferring the modified file using the initial version of the file based on the snapshot of the electronic data.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11, further including instructions for saving the initial version of the file by reading the initial version from the snapshot of the electronic data and saving the initial version of the file in temporary storage.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11, wherein the transfer of the electronic data to the data storage facility comprises storing the electronic data as backup data in a cloud storage service.

14. A non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11, further including instructions for continuously monitoring the electronic data stored in the at least one electronic memory to detect any additional requests to modify additional files of the electronic data while the electronic data is transferred to the data storage facility.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11, further including instructions for:

detecting at least one additional request to modify another file of the electronic data;

tracking an intermediate version of the another file; and

saving the intermediate version of the another file in the at least one electronic memory.