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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
William Dale Andruss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven R. Terwilliger, Foster City, CA (US);
William Dale Andruss, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Christopher Hercules Claudatos, San Jose, CA (US);
Steven R. Terwilliger, Foster City, CA (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for backing up or archiving objects from a first location to a second location, comprising determining the objects to be backed up and a prioritization of the objects according to a first criterion. The objects are transmitted from the first location to the second location substantially in accordance with the prioritization. The transmission may be suspended in accordance with loss of network connectivity, a user action, or throttling to reduce processor or network load. Transmission may be continued, and the objects reprioritized according to the first criterion, wherein relevant changes in the objects are reflected. A backup target may be chosen based on the location of the source, and if the location changes, a new backup target may be chosen in consideration of bandwidth. The backups to the backup targets may be combined to define a backup.