Integrated Data Protection System for Virtual Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data protection methods that combine deduplication and virtualization often result in diminishing returns of investment due to ad hoc implementations, lacking an efficient and integrated approach for managing data protection technologies.
Innovation Solution
A method that integrates native snapshot technology with deduplication and virtualization, using a deduplicated virtual storage device to create full and incremental backups, and allowing for consolidation of backups, thereby reducing storage and network bandwidth consumption and enabling efficient data recovery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple data protection technologies (deduplication and virtualization) are implemented individually, then each technology provides benefit, but when combined in ad hoc manner, investment returns diminish
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges deduplication and virtualization technologies into a unified data protection system where both technologies work together synergistically rather than separately. The system integrates snapshot creation, deduplication processing, and virtualization capabilities into a single coordinated architecture that maximizes investment returns.
Solution Approach 2:
The data protection system is designed to perform multiple functions through a single integrated platform, including snapshot creation, deduplication, virtualization, and recovery operations. This multi-functional approach eliminates the need for separate ad hoc implementations of each technology.
2Ease of manufacture
If traditional backup methods are used without integration, then implementation is simple, but storage and network bandwidth consumption are high
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs deduplication operations on snapshot data before the data is transferred over the network or stored in destination storage. By preprocessing the data to remove duplicates beforehand, the system reduces network bandwidth consumption and storage requirements while maintaining a relatively simple implementation through automated workflows.
3Adaptability or versatility
If ad hoc combinations of data protection technologies are used, then flexibility is maintained, but recovery speed decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a virtualization layer as an intermediary between the physical storage system and the recovery processes. This virtualization layer enables flexible data representation and manipulation while providing optimized pathways for rapid data recovery. The intermediary layer coordinates between deduplication structures and recovery operations to accelerate restore speeds.
4Manufacturing precision
If separate implementations of deduplication and virtualization are used, then each component is optimized, but overall system efficiency decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges deduplication and virtualization components into an integrated architecture where they operate together synergistically. The deduplication engine works in conjunction with the virtualization layer to optimize overall data protection efficiency, rather than operating as separate silos that diminish returns when combined.
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AI summary
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for protecting data. In some embodiments, this includes connecting a new physical machine to a router, detecting the new physical machine, with a virtual appliance, based on the connection adding the new physical machine to a database, and backing up the new physical machine to a deduplicated virtual storage device, wherein the backup is in a virtual format.