Emergency data preservation services
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1. A method of initiating a data backup process on a computer system comprising:
- identifying data to be preserved on said computer system, wherein said identifying is based on a priority assigned to said data;
preparing said data for backup, wherein said preparing is operable to expedite the transfer of said data;
monitoring said computer system for an occurrence of a backup trigger event; and
in response to said occurrence of said backup trigger event, initiating said data backup process, wherein said initiating is based on a backup urgency test comprising a balancing heuristic, wherein said balancing heuristic is operable to perform balancing based on said priority assigned to said data.
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Abstract
Methods and systems of initiating a data backup process on a computer system are described. One method calls for the data to be backed up to be identified. The computer system is monitored for the occurrence of a backup trigger event. If the trigger occurs, a data backup process is initiated.
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1. A method of initiating a data backup process on a computer system comprising:
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identifying data to be preserved on said computer system, wherein said identifying is based on a priority assigned to said data; preparing said data for backup, wherein said preparing is operable to expedite the transfer of said data; monitoring said computer system for an occurrence of a backup trigger event; and in response to said occurrence of said backup trigger event, initiating said data backup process, wherein said initiating is based on a backup urgency test comprising a balancing heuristic, wherein said balancing heuristic is operable to perform balancing based on said priority assigned to said data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for detecting symptoms potentially predicting mechanical storage system failure in a computer, said system comprising:
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a sound sensitive device, disposed within said computer and positioned in close proximity to said mechanical storage system, for producing an audio signal, said audio signal comprising sound produced by said mechanical storage system; an input port, coupled to said sound sensitive device and to said computer, for receiving said audio signal into said computer; and a program, executing on said computer, for examining said audio signal, said program also for determining from said audio signal if said mechanical storage system exhibits symptoms of mechanical storage system failure, wherein said program selects data for backup based on a priority assigned to said data, and wherein said program prepares data for backup to expedite the transfer of said data, and wherein said program is operable to initiate a backup based on a backup urgency test comprising a balancing heuristic, wherein said balancing heuristic is operable to perform balancing based on said priority assigned to said data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of remotely initiating a backup process on a client computer over a network connection between said client computer and a server, said method comprising:
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identifying data to be preserved, wherein said identifying is based on a priority assigned to said data; preparing said data for transmission over said network connection, wherein said preparing is operable to expedite the transfer of said data; detecting a threat to said data or said client computer; and in response to detecting said threat, transmitting an instruction from said server to said client computer over said network connection, said instruction for causing said client computer to transmit said data prepared for transmission, wherein said transmitting is based on a backup urgency test comprising a balancing heuristic, wherein said balancing heuristic is operable to perform balancing based on said priority assigned to said data. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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