Method and system for generating immutable backups with configurable retention spans
AssigneeEMC IP Holding Company LLC
InventorsNavneet Upadhyay, Rejith Mohan M, Shraddha Chunekar, Amith Ramachandran, Shelesh Chopra, Reshmee Jawed
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Abstract
In general, the invention relates to a method for performing backup operations. The method includes generating a backup on backup storage system, locking the backup for a retention span, generating a backup archive log image using archive log files for the backup, and locking the backup archive log image for a second retention span.
Claims20
A method for performing backup operations, comprising:
- generating a backup on backup storage system;
- locking the backup for a retention span;
- generating a backup archive log image using archive log files for the backup;
- and
- locking the backup archive log image for a second retention span.
A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- a client protection agent, which when executed by the processor performs a method, the method comprising:
- generating a backup on backup storage system;
- locking the backup for a retention span;
- generating a backup archive log image using archive log files for the backup;
- and
- locking the backup archive log image for a second retention span.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- generating a backup on backup storage system;
- locking the backup for a retention span;
- generating a backup archive log image using archive log files for the backup;
- and
- locking the backup archive log image for a second retention span.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.