System and method for proxying network management protocol commands to enable cluster wide management of data backups
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a local backup daemon executing on a first node of a cluster of a plurality of nodes, a backup operation from a backup manager, the backup operation directed to a data container previously served by the first node of the cluster, wherein the local backup daemon interfaces with the backup manager to interpret the backup operation;
determining that the first node previously served the data container by querying a volume location database (VLDB) on the first node; and
in response to determining that the first node previously served the data container;
forwarding the backup operation from the local backup daemon to a remote backup daemon executing on a second node of the cluster configured to service the data container, andperforming the backup operation directed to the data container by the remote backup daemon executing on the second node in the cluster, wherein the local backup daemon acts as a proxy between the backup manager and the remote backup daemon by communicating via one or more remote procedure calls to complete the backup operation by the second node in the cluster.
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Abstract
A system and method enables cluster-wide management of backup operations issued by one or more backup managers to nodes of a cluster using a network management protocol, such as NDMP. An NDMP daemon executing on each node is extended to include a processing module and a backup module. The processing module interfaces with a backup manager to interpret the backup operation and, if necessary, forward (proxy) that operation to another NDMP daemon on another node of the cluster for processing in accordance with cluster'"'"'s unified namespace.
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a local backup daemon executing on a first node of a cluster of a plurality of nodes, a backup operation from a backup manager, the backup operation directed to a data container previously served by the first node of the cluster, wherein the local backup daemon interfaces with the backup manager to interpret the backup operation; determining that the first node previously served the data container by querying a volume location database (VLDB) on the first node; and in response to determining that the first node previously served the data container; forwarding the backup operation from the local backup daemon to a remote backup daemon executing on a second node of the cluster configured to service the data container, and performing the backup operation directed to the data container by the remote backup daemon executing on the second node in the cluster, wherein the local backup daemon acts as a proxy between the backup manager and the remote backup daemon by communicating via one or more remote procedure calls to complete the backup operation by the second node in the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system configured to process a backup operation to a data container, the system comprising:
a local backup daemon executing on a first node of a cluster, the first node having a processor and a memory, the local backup daemon configured to; receive, from a backup manager, a backup operation directed to a data container of the cluster, query a volume location database (VLDB) to determine whether the first node is configured to service the data container, initiate and execute the backup operation on the data container in response to determining that the first node is configured to service the data container, and forward the backup operation over a computer network to a remote backup daemon executing on a second node to initiate and execute the backup operation on the data container by the remote backup daemon, in response to determining that the first node is not configured to service the data container, where the first node acts as a proxy between the backup manager and the remote backup daemon by communicating via one or more remote procedure calls to complete the backup operation by the second node. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium containing executable program instructions executed by a processor, comprising:
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program instructions that receive, from a backup manager and at a local backup daemon executing on a first node of a cluster having a plurality of nodes, a backup operation directed to a data container previously served by the first node of the cluster, wherein the local backup daemon interfaces with the backup manager to interpret the backup operation; program instructions that determine that the first node previously serviced the data container by querying a volume location database (VLDB) on the first node; and program instructions that, in response to determining that the first node previously serviced the data container, forward the backup operation from the local backup daemon to a remote backup daemon executing on a second node of the cluster, where the backup operation directed to the data container is performed on the second node in the cluster, wherein the local backup daemon acts as a proxy between the backup manager and the remote backup daemon by communicating via one or more remote procedure calls to complete the backup operation by the second node in the cluster.
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