System and method for data backup
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsMasashi Nakanishi, Motoaki Hirabayashi, Naoki Shimada
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Abstract
A backup or restore schedule is determined in an efficient manner. A backup definition creating unit in a management server reads a start time of a service managed by a job schedule unit, and sets a backup start time in a time zone in which the service is not executed.
Claims12
A backup instructing method for backing up data stored in a storage device to another storage device, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a file used in a service intended for making a backup copy, and a storage device which stores the file;
- determining a schedule for backing up said file identified from schedule information on said service, and a storage device for storing said identified file;
- and
- transmitting an instruction for backing up said identified file to said determined storage device based on the determined schedule.
A method of setting a schedule for backing up data stored in a storage device to another storage device, said method comprising the steps of:
- identifying an associated file for each of services executed by at least one computer;
- and
- determining a schedule for backing up said file associated with each service from schedule information determined for each said service.
A restore instructing method for saving data backed up in a storage device to another storage device, said method comprising the steps of:
- identifying a backed up file associated with a service;
- determining a schedule for restoring said file identified from backup schedule information on said service, and a storage device for storing said identified file;
- and
- transmitting an instruction for transferring said identified file to said determined storage device based on the determined restore schedule.
A data transfer method for saving data stored in a storage device to another storage device, comprising the steps of:
- identifying a file utilized in a service intended for a data transfer;
- determining a schedule for transferring said identified file from schedule information on said service;
- and
- transferring said identified file based on the determined schedule.
A program for causing a processing unit to execute a data backup operation for backing up data stored in a storage device to another storage device, said program comprising program codes for executing the steps of:
- identifying a file used in a service intended for a backup operation, and a storage device which stores the file;
- determining a schedule for backing up said file identified from schedule information on said service, and a storage device for storing said identified file;
- and
- transmitting an instruction for storing said identified file to said determined storage device based on a determined schedule.
A schedule generating program for causing a processing unit to generate a schedule for backing up data stored in a storage device to another storage device, said program comprising program codes for executing the steps of:
- identifying an associated file for each of services executed by at least one computer;
- and
- determining a schedule for backing up said file associated with each service from schedule information determined for each said service.
A computer-based method of displaying a backup schedule, comprising the steps executed by a computer of:
- reading information which associates an identifier of a service previously stored in a storage device with a schedule of the service;
- displaying information on the service schedule and the identifier of the service on a screen based on the read information which associates the identifier of the service with the schedule of the service;
- accepting an identifier of a service entered by a user;
- reading information on a file used in a job associated with the accepted identifier of the service from said storage device, and calculating a schedule for backing up said file;
- and
- displaying said calculated backup schedule in correspondence to the displayed schedule information of the service.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.