Symantec Corporation

Veritas US IP Holdings LLC

Roland Whatcott

Val Arbon

Donald Kleinschnitz

Christopher Greene

Russell J Marsh

Matthew Brocco

Techniques for backing up replicated data are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for backing up replicated data comprising identifying replicated data on a primary node and a secondary node, and determining whether a backup is capable of being performed on the secondary node. In the event a backup is capable of being performed on the secondary node, the method may create a backup copy of the identified replicated data on the secondary node, and in the event a backup is not capable of being performed on the secondary node, the method may create a backup copy of the identified replicated data on the primary node.

Techniques for backing up replicated data

The present invention provides tools and techniques for facilitating () management of storage (), software (), and other resources of a computer () at a distinct management computer () using a disassociated ample image () of the managed computer's storage. Ample images may be searched () to identify () infected files or illegal files, to extract () disk usage information, or for other reasons. Ample images may be modified () and then deployed () back to the original imaged computer and/or to other computers outside the management node. Modifications may change () application software, change () hardware drivers to match hardware changes on the target computer(s), manipulate () partitions, and/or perform other steps to optimize storage, software, or other resources.

Using disassociated images for computer and storage resource management

Mechanisms for enforcing permissions on stored data. Prior to storing the data, a data structure containing the data is accessed, and then modified to include a license that represents permission(s) for how the data should be used when the data structure is later accessed. The modified data structure is then stored, after perhaps some optional transformation. When the data structure is later accessed, the license is acquired from the data structure. The license is then used to determine whether or not to honor specific requests to use the data. This determination may be made based on license validation instructions executed from a removable media. Furthermore, the license may be the exclusive determining factor for the license validation instructions in determining whether or not to honor specific requests.

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