Granted Patent B2

US 12,135,620 · App. 16/987,568 · Granted Nov 5, 2024

Inventors: Sunil Yadav (Bangalore, IN); Manish Sharma (Bangalore, IN); Aaditya Rakesh Bansal (Bangalore, IN); Shelesh Chopra (Bangalore, IN)

G06F11/1469G06F11/1415G06F11/1435G06F11/1451G06F11/1461G06F11/1464

Abstract

Claims (67)

1. A method for backing up data, the method comprising:

obtaining an asset backup request; and

in response to the asset backup request:

obtaining an asset comprising asset data and asset metadata, and an asset entry associated with the asset backup request, wherein the asset entry comprises:

an asset size,

an asset identifier, and

an asset structure specifying a hierarchy of subfolders and files included in the asset;

dividing the asset into pseudo-assets, wherein each pseudo-asset comprises pseudo asset data and pseudo-asset metadata, using the asset entry, wherein the pseudo-assets are divided based on the logical division of the asset indicated by the asset size and the asset structure;

storing the pseudo-assets across a first backup storage and a second backup storage to generate pseudo-asset backups;

initiating the merging of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate an asset backup by:

identifying the pseudo assets based on the asset identifier;

initiating merging of pseudo-asset backup data of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate asset backup data of the asset backup; and

initiating merging of pseudo-asset backup metadata of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate asset backup metadata of the asset backup on the first backup storage; and

updating asset backup metadata based on the asset backup.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein a pseudo-asset of the pseudo-assets comprises a portion of the asset.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the asset comprises folders and the pseudo-asset is a folder of the folders.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the asset backup comprises:

asset data; and

at least a portion of the asset entry.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pseudo-asset backup comprises:

a portion of asset data of the asset corresponding to the pseudo-asset; and

a portion of the asset entry corresponding to the portion of the asset data.

6. A system for backing up data, comprising:

a processor;

a backup agent, which when executed by the processor performs a method, the method comprising:

obtaining an asset backup request; and

in response to the asset backup request:

obtaining an asset comprising asset data and asset metadata, and an asset entry associated with the asset backup request, wherein the asset entry comprises:

an asset size, an asset identifier, and

an asset structure specifying a hierarchy of subfolders and files included in the asset;

dividing the asset into pseudo-assets, wherein each pseudo-asset comprises pseudo asset data and pseudo-asset metadata, using the asset entry, wherein the pseudo-assets are divided based on the logical division of the asset indicated by the asset size and the asset structure;

storing the pseudo-assets across a first backup storage and a second backup storage to generate pseudo-asset backups;

initiating the merging of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate an asset backup by:

identifying the pseudo assets based on the asset identifier;

initiating merging of pseudo-asset backup data of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate asset backup data of the asset backup; and

initiating merging of pseudo-asset backup metadata of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate asset backup metadata of the asset backup on the first backup storage; and

updating asset backup metadata based on the asset backup.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein a pseudo-asset of the pseudo-assets comprises a portion of the asset.

8. The system of claim 7 , wherein the asset comprises folders and the pseudo-asset is a folder of the folders.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the asset backup comprises:

asset data; and

at least a portion of the asset entry.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the pseudo-asset backup comprises:

a portion of asset data of the asset corresponding to the pseudo-asset; and

a portion of the asset entry corresponding to the portion of the asset data.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for backing up data, the method comprising:

obtaining an asset backup request; and

in response to the asset backup request:

obtaining an asset comprising asset data and asset metadata, and an asset entry associated with the asset backup request, wherein the asset entry comprises:

an asset size,

an asset identifier, and

an asset structure specifying a hierarchy of subfolders and files included in the asset;

dividing the asset into pseudo-assets, wherein each pseudo-asset comprises pseudo asset data and pseudo-asset metadata, using the asset entry, wherein the pseudo-assets are divided based on the logical division of the asset indicated by the asset size and the asset structure;

storing the pseudo-assets across a first backup storage and a second backup storage to generate pseudo-asset backups;

initiating the merging of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate an asset backup by:

identifying the pseudo assets based on the asset identifier;

initiating merging of pseudo-asset backup data of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate asset backup data of the asset backup; and

initiating merging of pseudo-asset backup metadata of the pseudo-asset backups from the first backup storage and the second backup storage to generate asset backup metadata of the asset backup on the first backup storage; and

updating asset backup metadata based on the asset backup.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein a pseudo-asset of the pseudo-assets comprises a portion of the asset.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the asset comprises folders and the pseudo-asset is a folder of the folders.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the asset backup comprises:

asset data; and

at least a portion of the asset entry.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 , wherein the pseudo-asset backup comprises:

a portion of asset data of the asset corresponding to the pseudo-asset; and

a portion of the asset entry corresponding to the portion of the asset data.

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