Method and apparatus for duplicating computer backup data
First Claim
1. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for execution on a computer system including a host computer, a storage device storing data for the host computer, and at least one computer-readable backup storage medium storing backup data copied from the storage device, the backup data including a first work item, the program, when executed on the computer system, performs a method for duplicating at least some of the backup data stored on the backup storage medium, the method comprising:
- (A) reading the backup data corresponding to the first work item from at least one backup storage medium as a logical data stream; and
(B) writing the backup data read in the step (A) to at least one duplicate backup storage medium as a logical data stream.
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Abstract
Method and apparatus for performing logical duplication of backup data in a computer system including a host computer, a storage device storing data for the host computer, and at least one computer-readable backup storage medium storing backup data copied from the storage device, is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method copies only a subset of the backup data onto at least one computer-readable duplicate backup storage medium as duplicate backup data so that the duplicate backup storage medium is not an exact duplicate of the at least one backup storage medium. For example, in one embodiment, in which the backup data includes a plurality of work items, a subset of the work items are copied onto the at least one duplicate backup storage medium. Method and apparatus for restoring backup data of interest from duplicate backup storage media are also disclosed.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer-readable medium encoded with a program for execution on a computer system including a host computer, a storage device storing data for the host computer, and at least one computer-readable backup storage medium storing backup data copied from the storage device, the backup data including a first work item, the program, when executed on the computer system, performs a method for duplicating at least some of the backup data stored on the backup storage medium, the method comprising:
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(A) reading the backup data corresponding to the first work item from at least one backup storage medium as a logical data stream; and (B) writing the backup data read in the step (A) to at least one duplicate backup storage medium as a logical data stream. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. In a computer system including a host computer, a storage device storing data for the host computer, and at least one computer-readable backup storage medium storing backup data copied from the storage device, a method for duplicating at least some of the backup data stored on the backup storage medium, the method comprising:
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(A) copying only a subset of the backup data from the at least one backup storage medium onto at least one computer-readable duplicate backup storage medium as duplicate backup data so that the duplicate backup storage medium is not an exact duplicate of the at least one backup storage medium; wherein the backup data comprises a first work item and a second work item, and wherein (A) comprises; reading the backup data corresponding to the first work item from the at least one backup storage medium as a logical data stream but not reading the backup data corresponding to the second work item from the at least one backup storage medium; and writing the backup data corresponding to the first work item read from the at least one backup storage medium to the at least one duplicate backup storage medium as a logical data stream. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. A backup server for use in a computer system including a host computer, a storage device storing data for the host computer, and a first computer-readable backup storage medium storing backup data copied from the storage device, wherein the first computer-readable backup storage medium is of a first type, the backup server comprising:
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at least one controller to control duplication of the backup data, the at least one controller being adapted to copy at least some of the backup data from the first computer-readable backup storage medium to a second computer-readable backup storage medium of a second type that differs from the first type; wherein the backup data comprises backup data corresponding to a first work item, wherein the at least one controller reads the backup data corresponding to the first work item from the backup storage medium as a logical data stream, and wherein the at least one controller writes the backup data read corresponding to the first work item to the second backup storage medium as a logical data stream. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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