Method and system to offload archiving process to a secondary system

A computer readable storage medium having encoded thereon program instructions executable on a processor, the computer readable storage medium being at least one of an electronic storage medium, a magnetic storage medium, an optical storage medium, where the program instructions are operable to implement each of:

• receiving a archive request instruction, wherein:
• the archive request instruction relates to data from a primary data set,
• a first application interacts with the primary data set,
• the first application is executed on a first server, and
• the archive request instruction is compliant with an application programming interface for the first application;
• gathering application data from a secondary data set, wherein:
• the application data is configured for use by the first application,
• the secondary data set is separate from the primary data set,
• the secondary data set comprises data copied from the primary data set,
• the gathering is performed by a gathering circuit, and
• the gathering circuit is configured to obtain information from a plurality of types of secondary data sets;
• obtaining data from the gathered application data, wherein the obtained data is responsive to the archive request instruction;
• responding to the archive request instruction with the obtained data;
• receiving a modification instruction, wherein:
• the modification instruction is compliant with the application programming interface, and
• the modification instruction is related to the obtained data;
• and
• causing the modification instruction to be performed on the primary data set.

A system comprising:

• a first interface configured to receive and respond to archive instructions, wherein:
• the archive instructions relate to data from a primary data set,
• a first application interacts with the primary data set,
• the first application is executed on a first server, and
• the archive instructions are compliant with an application programming interface for the first application;
• a second interface comprising a processor, coupled to the first interface, and configured to gather application data from a secondary data set, and to obtain data from the gathered application data, wherein:
• the application data is configured for use by the first application,
• the secondary data set is separate from the primary data set,
• the secondary data set comprises data copied from the primary data set,
• the processor is configured to obtain information from a plurality of types of secondary data sets, and
• the obtained information is responsive to the archive instructions;
• and
• a third interface coupled to the first interface and configured to cause modifications on the primary data set in response to modification instructions received by the first interface, wherein:
• the modification instructions are compliant with the application programming interface, and
• the modification instructions are related to the obtained data.

A system comprising:

• means for receiving an archive request instruction, wherein:
• the archive request instruction relates to data from a primary data set,
• a first application interacts with the primary data set,
• the first application is executed on a first server, and
• the archive request instruction is compliant with an application programming interface for the first application;
• means for gathering application data from a secondary data set, wherein:
• the application data is configured for use by the first application,
• the secondary data set is separate from the primary data set,
• the secondary data set comprises data copied from the primary data set,
• the means for gathering comprises a gathering circuit configured to obtain information from a plurality of types of secondary data sets;
• means for obtaining data from the gathered application data, wherein the obtained data is responsive to the archive request instruction;
• means for responding to the archive request instruction with the obtained data;
• means for receiving a modification instruction, wherein:
• the modification instruction is compliant with the application programming interface, and
• the modification instruction is related to the obtained data;
• and
• means for causing the modification instruction to be performed on the primary data set.