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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 12, 2013
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Minato-ku, JP;
Minoru Nakatsugawa, Yokohama, JP;
Takeichiro Nishikawa, Yokohama, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, Minato-ku, JP;
Abstract
A data preserving apparatus includes: a generator generating scenarios that represent presence or absence of occurrence of a failure, presence or absence of a failure symptom, a time point of occurrence of a failure, and a time point of occurrence of a failure symptom; an evaluator calculating the amount of data loss in the case of occurrence of a failure for the scenario based on first and second backup intervals before and after occurrence of a failure symptom; an backup interval evaluator calculating a number of backups performed until earlier one of a time point of occurrence of a failure and a time point after a predetermined time period; a cost evaluator calculating a cost evaluation values for the scenarios based on the amount of data loss and the number of backups; and a calculator calculating the first and second backup intervals based on cost evaluation values for scenarios.