Backup and restore data from a cloud computing environment

• US 8,868,509 B2
• Filed: 11/23/2010
• Issued: 10/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: CA, Inc. (d/b/a CA Technologies) (Broadcom, Inc.)
• Inventors: Li, Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): ROBINSON, GRETA LEE
• Application Number:
  US12/952,639
• Publication Number:
  US 20120130955A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: 707/609, 707/611, 707/617, 707/618, 707/620, 707/621, 707/627, 707/628, 707/632, 707/654, 707/656, 707/661, 707/674, 707/679, 707/686, 707/687, 707/690, 707/821, 707/999.008, 707/999.202, 707/999.204, 707/999.205, 707/999.101, 707/999.002, 707/636, 707/640, 707/652, 711/100, 709/201, 709/203, 709/212, 709/223, 709/224, 709/227
• US Class Current: 707/654
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments

Abstract

A system and method for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, comprising creating the application, modifying the application to register a servlet, publishing the application to the cloud computing environment, during execution of the application, using the servlet for: detecting annotated entities in the application, finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities, generating one or more structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities, and publishing the backed up data. Modifying may comprise inserting archiving-type files into the application. An annotation processor may be added to the application may occur. A user interface displaying one or more of the SQL statements performed during the execution of the application may be generated. The user may confirm the displayed SQL statements. A library may be added to the application.

Claims

1. A method for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, said method comprising:

modifying the application to register a servlet;

publishing the application that was modified to the cloud computing environment;

during execution of the application, using the servlet for;

detecting annotated entities created in code of the application by parsing user codes;

finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities;

generating a plurality of structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities; and

publishing the backed up data,

wherein at least one of modifying the application, publishing the application, and using the servlet is to be performed using at least one computer.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein modifying further comprises inserting archiving-type files into the application.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising adding an annotation processor to the application.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the annotation processor is to parse the user codes to detect all of the entities that are created in the code of the application.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising generating a user interface displaying one of the plurality of SQL statements performed during the execution of the application.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising confirming by a user the displayed one of the plurality of SQL statements.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising adding a library to the application.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising restoring the application using the backed up data.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising simulating the application using the backed up data.

10. A computer program product comprising:

a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising;

computer readable program code to modify the application to register a servlet;

computer readable program code to publish the application to the cloud computing environment;

during execution of the application, computer readable program code to use the servlet to;

detect annotated entities created in the code of the application by parsing user codes;

find out properties and property types of the annotated entities;

generate a plurality of structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities; and

publish the backed up data.

11. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 10, wherein the-computer readable program code to modify is further to insert archiving-type files into the application.

12. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 10, further comprising computer readable program code to add an annotation processor to the application.

13. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 10, further comprising computer readable program code to generate a user interface displaying one of the plurality of SQL statements performed during the execution of the application.

14. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 13, further comprising computer readable program code to confirm by a user the displayed SQL statement.

15. The computer readable storage medium according to claim 10, further comprising computer readable program code to add a library to the application.

16. A system for backing up data computed using an application in a cloud computing environment, comprising:

a processor;

a module to modify the application to register a servlet, and publish the application to the cloud computing environment, and during execution of the application, the module being further to use the servlet for detecting annotated entities created in the code of the application by parsing user codes, finding out properties and property types of the annotated entities, generating a plurality of structured query language (SQL) statements to query out data to be backed up in accordance with the annotated entities, and publishing the backed up data.

17. The system according to claim 16, wherein the module is further to insert archiving-type files into the application.

18. The system according to claim 16, wherein the module is further to add an annotation processor to the application.

19. The system according to claim 16, further comprising a display device to display one of the plurality of the SQL statements performed during the execution of the application.

20. The system according to claim 19, further comprising an input device for confirming by a user the displayed SQL statements.

21. The system according to claim 16, wherein the module is further to add a library to the application.