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US 8,041,681 · App. 12/350,935 · Granted Oct 18, 2011

Method for performing a backup by querying a backup infrastructure

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Patent No.
US 8,041,681
App. No.
12/350,935
Granted
Oct 18, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

One aspect of the invention is a method for backing up data. An example of the method includes querying a backup infrastructure to ascertain backup capabilities of the backup infrastructure. This example also may include broadcasting the capabilities of the backup infrastructure, wherein the capabilities are broadcasted by the backup infrastructure. This example also includes determining if the backup infrastructure supports a desired backup type. If the backup infrastructure supports a desired backup type, this example may also include performing a backup of data using the desired backup type.

Claims (15)

1. A computer implemented method in a digital processing apparatus to perform operations for backing up data, the operations comprising:

querying a backup infrastructure to ascertain backup capabilities of the backup infrastructure;

performing a backup of data using the desired backup type in response to determining that the backup infrastructure supports a desired backup type;

wherein the desired backup type is selected from the group consisting of snapshot, LANfree, serverless, and third party.

2. A computer implemented method in a digital processing apparatus to perform operations for backing up data, the operations comprising:

querying a backup infrastructure to ascertain backup capabilities of the backup infrastructure;

performing a backup of data using a first desired backup type in response to determining that the first desired backup type is supported;

performing the backup of the data using a second backup type in response to determining that the second desired backup type is supported;

wherein the desired backup type is selected from the group consisting of snapshot, LANfree, serverless, and third party.

3. A computer implemented method in a digital processing apparatus to perform operations for backing up data, the operations comprising:

querying a backup infrastructure to ascertain backup capabilities of the backup infrastructure;

performing a backup of data using a first desired backup typein response to determining the first desired backup type is supported

performing the backup of the data using a second desired backup type in response to determining that the second desired backup type is supported;

performing the backup of the data using a third desired backup type in response to determining that the third desired backup type is supported;

wherein the desired backup type is selected from the group consisting of snapshot, LANfree, serverless, and third party.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2021
From: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
To: AIRBNB, INC.
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