System and method for protecting and sharing data across a network
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1. A method for sharing and protecting data storage in a data storage environment including a network, the method comprising:
- using a connection broker site to communicate with a plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein the connection broker site includes a share site database providing information about share and protect sites including the plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein license keys are installed on the share sites and share site authorization ids are installed and used to authenticate the share sites;
wherein the connection broker site includes a module for restoration of data on a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites from data copied from a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites to a second of the plurality of the data share and protect site;
wherein storage reserved for protected data and amount of reserved data may be designated during the setting of configuration information;
wherein folders may be designated to be shared between the share sites;
wherein a schedule for when data is updated is designated; and
wherein data is copied from at least one of the plurality of data share and protect sites to at least one other of the plurality of the data share and protect sites; and
wherein the connection broker site includes a license manager that is configured to restrict which of the plurality of data shares and protect sites can connect to ensure authorized sites are connected.
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Abstract
This invention is an architecture, system, method, program product, licensing method, or apparatus for sharing and protecting data in a data storage environment, wherein there is more than one site for data storage and a connection broker is used.
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1. A method for sharing and protecting data storage in a data storage environment including a network, the method comprising:
using a connection broker site to communicate with a plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein the connection broker site includes a share site database providing information about share and protect sites including the plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein license keys are installed on the share sites and share site authorization ids are installed and used to authenticate the share sites;
wherein the connection broker site includes a module for restoration of data on a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites from data copied from a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites to a second of the plurality of the data share and protect site;
wherein storage reserved for protected data and amount of reserved data may be designated during the setting of configuration information;
wherein folders may be designated to be shared between the share sites;
wherein a schedule for when data is updated is designated; and
wherein data is copied from at least one of the plurality of data share and protect sites to at least one other of the plurality of the data share and protect sites; and
wherein the connection broker site includes a license manager that is configured to restrict which of the plurality of data shares and protect sites can connect to ensure authorized sites are connected.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for sharing and protecting data in a data storage environment including a network, the system comprising:
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a plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein data is copied from at least one of the plurality of data share and protect sites to at least one other of the plurality of the data share and protect sites; anda connection broker site including a license manager and in communication with the plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein license keys are installed on the share sites and share site authorization ids are installed and used to authenticate the share sites;
wherein the connection broker site includes a share site database providing information about share and protect sites including the plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein storage reserved for protected data and amount of reserved data may be designated during the setting of configuration information;
wherein folders may be designated to be shared between the share sites;
wherein a schedule for when data is updated is designated; and
wherein the connection broker site includes a module for restoration of data on a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites from data copied from a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites to a second of the plurality of the data share and protect site; andcomputer-executable program code on the license manager capable of restricting which of the plurality of data share and protect sites can connect to ensure authorized sites are connected. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A program product for sharing and protecting data in a data storage environment including a network and in the network a plurality of data share and protect sites and a connection broker site including a license manager in communication with the plurality of data share and protect sites, the program product comprising:
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a computer-readable medium encoded with computer-executable program code enabling restriction of which of the plurality of data share and protect sites can connect to ensure authorized sites are connected; wherein computer-executable program code enables the connection broker site to include a share site database providing information about share and protect sites including the plurality of data share and protect sites;
wherein license keys are installed on the share sites and share site authorization ids are installed and used to authenticate the share sites; andwherein computer-executable program code enables restoration of data on a first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites from data copied from the first of the plurality of the data share and protect sites to the a second of the plurality of the data share and protect sites;
wherein storage reserved for protected data and amount of reserved data may be designated during the setting of configuration information;
wherein folders may be designated to be shared between the share sites;
wherein a schedule for when data is updated is designated. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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