Method and apparatus for automatic snapshot
View Patent ↗A method for automatic snapshot includes obtaining the amount of data written into a source Logical Unit Number (LUN) and performing increment accumulation; and taking a snapshot when a value of the increment accumulation exceeds the upper limit value. An apparatus for automatic snapshot is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, snapshots are taken according to the size of a data variable, only two characterizing parameters, an upper limit value and an increment value need to be added, and the determination logic is clear and concise. Thus, system efficiency or resource overload is not affected, the pertinence is strengthened, the resource usage is increased, and the adaptability is strengthened. Furthermore, stored data may be automatically protected with snapshot, and data safety and reliability are greatly improved.
1. A method for automatic snapshot, comprising:
resetting an increment accumulation variable which indicates a total amount of data written to a source Logical Unit Number (LUN), to zero;
after resetting the increment accumulation variable to zero, determining whether there is an operation of writing to the source LUN;
obtaining an amount of data which is written to the source LUN in the operation if the operation of writing to the source LUN is determined, wherein the amount of the data is a value indicating the number of bytes of the data which is written to the source LUN in the operation;
accumulating the number of bytes of the data which is written to the source LUN in the operation for the increment accumulation variable;
obtaining the total amount of data written to the source LUN;
determining whether the total amount of data written to the source LUN exceeds a preset upper limit value;
taking a snapshot upon determining that the total amount of data written to the source LUN exceeds the preset upper limit value, and reset the increment accumulation variable to zero again; and
determining whether there is another operation of writing to the source LUN on determining that the total amount of data written to the source LUN does not exceed the preset upper limit value.
2. The method for automatic snapshot according to claim 1 , further comprising:
presetting the upper limit value of data written to the source LUN.
3. The method for automatic snapshot according to claim 1 , before obtaining the amount of data which is written to the source LUN in the operation, further comprising:
generating a mapping table for storing locations where actual snapshot data is stored, wherein a pointer of the mapping table points to the source LUN.
4. The method for automatic snapshot according to claim 3 , wherein taking the snapshot comprises:
copying all data blocks involved in the writing operation to the source LUN to a resource LUN;
modifying the pointer involved in the writing operation to the source LUN to point to first addresses of corresponding data blocks stored in the resource LUN; and
writing all the data involved in the writing operation to the source LUN into locations corresponding to the source LUN.
5. The method for automatic snapshot according to claim 4 , after taking the snapshot, further comprising:
reading data from the source LUN and the resource LUN according to pointer information in the mapping table when the snapshot is read.
6. An apparatus for automatic snapshot, comprising a processor coupled to a memory and configured to:
preset an upper limit value of data written to a source Logical Unit Number (LUN);
reset an increment accumulation variable which indicates a total amount of data written to the source LUN, to zero;
after resetting the increment accumulation variable to zero, determine whether there is an operation of writing to the source LUN;
obtain an amount of data which is written to the source LUN if the operation of writing to the source LUN is determined, wherein the amount of the data is a value indicating the number of bytes of the data which is written to the source LUN in the operation;
accumulate the number of bytes of the data which is written to the source LUN in the operation for the increment accumulation variable;
obtain the total amount of data written to the source LUN;
determine whether the total amount of data exceeds the preset upper limit value;
take a snapshot upon determining that the total amount of data written to the source LUN exceeds the preset upper limit value, and reset the increment accumulation variable to zero again; and
determine whether there is another operation of writing to the source LUN on determining that the total amount of data written to the source LUN does not exceed the preset upper limit value.
7. The apparatus for automatic snapshot according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
generate a mapping table for storing locations where actual snapshot data is stored, wherein a pointer of the mapping table points to the source LUN.
8. The apparatus for automatic snapshot according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to:
copy all data blocks involved in the writing operation to the source LUN to a resource LUN;
modify the pointer involved in the writing operation to the source LUN to point to first addresses of corresponding data blocks stored in the resource LUN; and
write all the data involved in the writing operation to the source LUN into locations corresponding to the source LUN.
9. The apparatus for automatic snapshot according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to:
read data from the source LUN and the resource LUN according to pointer information in the mapping table when the snapshot is read.
10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to implement:
resetting an increment accumulation variable which indicates a total amount of data written to a source Logical Unit Number (LUN), to zero;
after resetting the increment accumulation variable to zero, determining whether there is an operation of writing to the source LUN;
obtaining an amount of data which is written to the source LUN in the operation if the operation of writing to the source LUN is determined, wherein the amount of the data is a value indicating the number of bytes of the data which is written to the source LUN in the operation;
accumulating the number of bytes of the data which is written to the source LUN in the operation for the increment accumulation variable;
obtaining the total amount of data written to the source LUN;
determining whether the total amount of data written to the source LUN exceeds a preset upper limit value;
taking a snapshot upon determining that the total amount of data written to the source LUN exceeds the preset upper limit value, and reset the increment accumulation variable to zero again; and
determining whether there is another operation of writing to the source LUN on determining that the total amount of data written to the source LUN does not exceed the preset upper limit value.
11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to implement:
presetting the upper limit value of data written to the source LUN.
12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 10 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to implement:
generating a mapping table for storing locations where actual snapshot data is stored, wherein a pointer of the mapping table points to the source LUN.
13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 12 , wherein taking the snapshot comprises:
copying all data blocks involved in the writing operation to the source LUN to a resource LUN;
modifying the pointer involved in the writing operation to the source LUN to point to first addresses of corresponding data blocks stored in the resource LUN; and
writing all the data involved in the writing operation to the source LUN into locations corresponding to the source LUN.
14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium according to claim 13 , further comprising instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to implement:
reading data from the source LUN and the resource LUN according to pointer information in the mapping table when the snapshot is read.