US 2014/0372384 A1Published application

Live restore for a data intelligent storage system

AssigneeDataGravity, Inc.

InventorsPaula Long, Misha Zelikov, Bryan Keith Panner, Istvan Gonczi, Gregory James McHale, Janice Ann Lacy, Kumar Kanteti

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Abstract

A single system merges primary data storage, data protection, and intelligence. Intelligence is provided through in-line data analytics, and data intelligence and analytics are gathered on protected data and prior analytics, and stored in discovery points, all without impacting performance of primary storage. Real-time analysis is done in-line with the HA processing, enabling a variety of data analytics that are then used as part of a live restore operation. Data content can be live restored at an object or block level. Data recovery begins with metadata restoration, followed by near-instantaneous access to “hot” regions of data being restored, allowing site operation to continue or resume while a restore is ongoing.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A method for restoring data in a data-intelligent storage system that includes a primary storage node and intelligence storage node, each such node programmed to operate software, wherein

a. the primary node software:
i. intercepts data access requests;
ii. mirrors data to the intelligence node referenced in the data access requests to provide high availability for data included in the data access requests;
iii. executes in-line analytics on the data access requests to provide analytics metadata;
and
iv. directs the data access requests to a primary storage pool;
b. the intelligence node software:
i. stores mirrored data to an intelligence storage pool;
ii. performs analytics on mirrored data and/or previously executed in-line analytics
iii. creates discovery points within the intelligence pool;
and
c. upon indication of a need to restore data, the primary node and intelligence node cooperating to perform a live restore operation to the primary pool from the intelligence pool using the analytics metadata.

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Facts

Application: 14/157,974Filed 17 Jan 2014
Priority: 13 Jun 2013
Published: 18 Dec 2014
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification8 codes

G06F 16/10
Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor: file systems; File servers
G06F 11/1469
Management of the backup or restore process: backup restoration techniques
G06F 16/164
File or folder operations, e.g. details of user interfaces specifically adapted to file systems: file meta data generation
G06F 16/21
Of structured data, e.g. relational data: design, administration or maintenance of databases

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Application61/834,806Us provisional application · filed 13 Jun 2013
Application14/017,754Continuation in part · filed 4 Sep 2013
Application14/157,974Continuation in part
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