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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2008
Thomas L. Krinke, Ii, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Thomas L. Krinke, II, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for backing up data from a clustered storage system are described herein. The method may operate to automatically determine the configuration of the clustered storage system, e.g., by detecting each storage node in the clustered storage system, detecting the storage volumes hosted by each storage node, and detecting the backup storage devices to which each storage node is connected. The method may operate to backup the plurality of storage volumes by performing a plurality of backup tasks. Performing each respective backup task may comprises selecting a particular storage volume to backup from a particular storage node to a particular backup storage device depending upon the configuration information and information indicating currently active backup tasks in the clustered storage system.