Method and apparatus for networked backup storage
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1. A method in a distributed data processing system for backing up data from a client computer, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
- creating a backup image of the data in said client computer, wherein the backup image is stored in a location in said client computer; and
requesting, by a server, the backup image from the location in said client computer for storage on said server.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus in a distributed data processing system for backing up data on a computer. A backup image of the data in the computer is created, wherein the backup image is stored in a location in the computer. The backup image from the location in the computer is requested by a server.
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1. A method in a distributed data processing system for backing up data from a client computer, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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creating a backup image of the data in said client computer, wherein the backup image is stored in a location in said client computer; and
requesting, by a server, the backup image from the location in said client computer for storage on said server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method in a distributed data processing system for backing up data from a client computer, the method comprising the computer implemented steps of:
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creating a backup image of data from said client computer within the client computer'"'"'s file system;
retrieving at the initiation of a server the backup image from said client computer; and
storing a plurality of backup images on the server. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A distributed data processing system comprising:
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a network;
a plurality of client computers connected to the network, wherein the plurality of client computers each have a file system used to create a backup image and store the backup image on the file system to form a plurality of backup images; and
a server connected to the network, wherein the server, at the initiation of the server itself, retrieves the plurality of backup images from the plurality of client computers. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A data processing system for backing up data from a client computer, the data processing system comprising:
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creating means for creating a backup image of the data in the client computer, wherein the backup image is stored in a location in the client computer; and
requesting means for requesting, by a server, the backup image from the location in the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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21. A data processing system for backing up data on a client computer, the data processing system comprising:
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creating means for creating a backup image of data on the client computer within the client computer'"'"'s file system;
retrieving means for retrieving, at the initiation of a server, the backup image from the client computer; and
storing means for storing the plurality of backup images on the server. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for backing up data from a client computer, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for creating a backup image of the data in the client computer, wherein the backup image is stored in a location in the client computer; and
second instructions for requesting, by a server, the backup image from the location in the client computer.
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31. A computer program product in a computer readable medium for backing up data on a client computer, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for creating a backup image of data on the client computer within the client computer'"'"'s file system;
second instructions for retrieving, at the initiation of a server, the backup image from the client computer; and
third instructions for storing a plurality of backup images on the server.
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32. A method in a data processing system for backing up data, the method comprising:
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identifying a client data processing system from which a previously created backup image of data on the client data processing system is to be retrieved;
requesting the previously created backup image from the client data processing system; and
storing the previously created backup image in response to receiving the previously created backup image from the client data processing system. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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