Backup computer program for networks
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1. A computer network comprising in combination:
- a plurality of nodes including a controlling node and one or more remote nodes, said controlling node having computer means and a central backup device, at least one of said remote nodes having computer means and a local storage device;
means located on each of said remote nodes for creating a remote backup set containing a list of files located on respective said local storage devices to be transferred to said central backup device; and
means located on said controlling node for transferring said files listed on said remote nodes over the network to said central backup device.
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Abstract
A computer network for backing up data and program files located on networked workstations onto a centralized backup media of a backup device of the network. The backup computer network allows users of workstations of remote nodes to preselect files (by name and by file selection criteria) on their workstation which are to be backed onto the centralized backup media. The file selection processes are therefore distributed throughout the network which considerably increases the speed of backing up over the network.
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1. A computer network comprising in combination:
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a plurality of nodes including a controlling node and one or more remote nodes, said controlling node having computer means and a central backup device, at least one of said remote nodes having computer means and a local storage device; means located on each of said remote nodes for creating a remote backup set containing a list of files located on respective said local storage devices to be transferred to said central backup device; and means located on said controlling node for transferring said files listed on said remote nodes over the network to said central backup device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for transferring files from nodes of a computer network to a central backup device, the computer network having a plurality of nodes including a controlling node and one or more remote nodes, at least one remote node having computer means and one or more local storage devices, the method comprising the steps of:
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creating a remote backup set on each remote node containing a list of files located on each remote node'"'"'s storage devices to be transferred to the central backup device; and transferring the files listed on the remote backup set of each remote node over the network to the central backup device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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