Systems and methods for combining data streams in a storage operation
First Claim
1. A method for performing a storage operation, the method comprising:
- receiving a first data stream having first data, the first data being obtained by a first application-specific data agent that is separate from a first application and that monitors storage operations performed by the first application wherein the first data comprises a first plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the first application;
receiving a second data stream having second data, the second data being obtained by a second application-specific data agent that is separate from a second application and that monitors storage operations performed by a second application wherein the second data comprises a second plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the second application;
combining the first data stream comprising the first plurality of files and the second data stream comprising the second plurality of files into a single stream of one or more data chunks, wherein at least a portion of the first plurality of files from the first data stream and at least a portion of the second plurality of files from the second data stream are combined into a first data chunk of the one or more data chunks; and
transmitting the one or more data chunks to a storage medium.
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Abstract
Described herein are systems and methods for multiplexing pipelined data for backup operations. Various data streams are combined such as by multiplexing by a multiplexing module. The multiplexing module combines the data from the various data streams received by receiver module(s) into a single stream of chunks. The multiplexing module may combine data from multiple archive files into a single chunk. Additional modules perform other operations on the chunks of data to be transported such as encryption, compression, etc. The data chunks are transmitted via a transport channel to a receive pipeline that includes a second receiver module and other modules. The data chunks are then stored in a backup medium. The chunks are later retrieved and separated such as by demultiplexing for restoring to a client or for further storage as auxiliary copies of the separated data streams or archive files.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for performing a storage operation, the method comprising:
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receiving a first data stream having first data, the first data being obtained by a first application-specific data agent that is separate from a first application and that monitors storage operations performed by the first application wherein the first data comprises a first plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the first application; receiving a second data stream having second data, the second data being obtained by a second application-specific data agent that is separate from a second application and that monitors storage operations performed by a second application wherein the second data comprises a second plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the second application; combining the first data stream comprising the first plurality of files and the second data stream comprising the second plurality of files into a single stream of one or more data chunks, wherein at least a portion of the first plurality of files from the first data stream and at least a portion of the second plurality of files from the second data stream are combined into a first data chunk of the one or more data chunks; and transmitting the one or more data chunks to a storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for performing a storage operation on a plurality of data streams, the system comprising:
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a first agent module for obtaining first data, from a first application, for transmission in a first data stream, wherein the first agent module is separate from the first application and monitors storage operations performed by the first application wherein the first data stream comprises a first plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the first application; a second agent module for obtaining second data, from a second application, for transmission in a second data stream, the second application being different than the first application, wherein the second agent module is separate from the second application and monitors storage operations performed by the second application wherein the second data stream comprises a second plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the second application; one or more receivers for receiving the first data stream and the second data stream; a multiplexer for combining the first and second data streams comprising the first and second plurality of files into a combined data stream; and a data writer for writing data from the combined data stream portion of the combined first and second data streams wherein at least a portion of the first plurality of files from the first data stream and at least a portion of the second plurality of files from the second data stream are combined into at least one data chunk, the data chunk having both first data from the first application and second data from the second application. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A system for combining data in a storage operation, the system comprising:
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means for receiving a first data stream having first data, the first data being obtained by a first application-specific data agent that is separate from a first application and that monitors storage operations performed by the first application wherein the first data comprises a first plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the first application; means for receiving a second data stream having second data, the second data being obtained by a second application-specific data agent that is separate from a second application and that monitors storage operations performed by a second application wherein the second data comprises a second plurality of files associated with the storage operations performed by the second application; means for combining the first data stream comprising the first plurality of files and the second data stream comprising the second plurality of files into a single stream of one or more data chunks wherein at least a portion of the first plurality of files from the first data stream and at least a portion of the second plurality of files from the second data stream are combined into a first data chunk of the one or more data chunks; and means for storing the one or more data chunks on a computer accessible memory. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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