Selective data replication system and method
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions, which, when executed by a computer, perform a method for copying data stored in a first copy data set, the method comprising:
- identifying, in the first copy data set, a data item satisfying a selection criterion based at least in part on a data-specific ID,wherein the data-specific ID is associated with a software application for the data item or is associated with a file type for the data item; and
copying to a second copy data set at least a portion of the data item,wherein the copying is based on one of at least two differing storage preferences, and wherein the one storage preference is based on the data-specific ID,indicating that the data item satisfies the selection criteria,wherein the data item indicated is de-indicated after the data item is copied to the second copy data set, andwherein the data item indicated will not be pruned by a pruning program unless the data item is first de-indicated.
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to copying electronic data. More particularly, the invention provides a computerized method for identifying, in a first backup data set, a data item satisfying a selection criterion, and copying to a second backup data set at least a portion of the data item.
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable memory storing instructions, which, when executed by a computer, perform a method for copying data stored in a first copy data set, the method comprising:
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identifying, in the first copy data set, a data item satisfying a selection criterion based at least in part on a data-specific ID, wherein the data-specific ID is associated with a software application for the data item or is associated with a file type for the data item; and copying to a second copy data set at least a portion of the data item, wherein the copying is based on one of at least two differing storage preferences, and wherein the one storage preference is based on the data-specific ID, indicating that the data item satisfies the selection criteria, wherein the data item indicated is de-indicated after the data item is copied to the second copy data set, and wherein the data item indicated will not be pruned by a pruning program unless the data item is first de-indicated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for copying electronic data, the system comprising:
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storage means for storing at least a first copy data set containing one or more data items; a second copy data set; and data processing means, coupled to the storage means, for identifying, in the first copy data set, a first data item satisfying a selection criteria based at least in part on a data-specific ID, wherein the data-specific ID is associated with a software application for the data item or is associated with a file type for the data item; and wherein the data processing means includes means for copying at least a portion of the first data item from the first copy data set to the second copy data set, wherein the copying is based on one of at least two differing storage preferences, and wherein the one storage preference is based on the data-specific ID, and wherein the data processing means further comprises means for marking that the data item satisfies the selection criteria; wherein the data item indicated is unmarked after the data item is copied to the second copy data set, and wherein the data item indicated will not be pruned unless the data item is first unmarked.
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16. A method for copying electronic data stored in a first copy data set, the method comprising:
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identifying, in the first copy data set, a data item satisfying a selection criterion based at least in part on a data-specific ID, wherein the data-specific ID is associated with a software application for the data item or is associated with a file type for the data item; and copying to a second copy data set at least a portion of the data item, and wherein the copying is based on one of at least two differing storage preferences, and wherein the one storage preference is based on the data-specific ID, indicating that the data item satisfies the selection criteria, wherein the data item is no longer indicated after the data item is copied to the second copy data set, and wherein the data item indicated will not be pruned unless the data item is no longer indicated. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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