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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMatthew Joseph Anglin
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Disclosed is a system for backing up files in a distributed computing system. A file server maintains files in a shared name space. The file server provides a first backup client program and a second backup client program with access to the files in the shared name space. The first backup client program initiates a backup request to backup a requested file. A determination is made as to whether the requested file is maintained in a shared name space. The backup request is transmitted to the second backup client program upon determining that the requested file is maintained in the shared name space. The second backup client program transmits a message to the file server to provide the requested file. The file server transmits the requested file with the file server to the second backup client program. The second backup client program then transmits the requested file to a backup server program. The backup server program stores the requested file in a storage device.
A method for backing up files in a distributed computing system, comprising the steps of:
A distributed computing system for backing up files in a shared name space, comprising:
An article of manufacture for use in programming a distributed computing system including a file server maintaining files in a shared name space, a first backup client program and a second backup client program, wherein the first and second backup client programs are capable of accessing files in the shared name space via the file server, the article of manufacture comprising at least one computer readable storage device including at least one computer program embedded therein that causes components within the distributed computing system to perform the steps of:
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