Method, apparatus and computer program product for data replication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11314599-B2
Application number	US-201916360300-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 21, 2019
Priority date	Jun 15, 2018
Publication date	Apr 26, 2022
Grant date	Apr 26, 2022

Abstract

Techniques perform data backup. Such techniques involve: in response to a first storage node to be switched to a second storage node, determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first storage node and a third storage node; and in response to the ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes, ceasing the data backup operation. The second storage node is used for backing up data of the first storage node in real time and the third storage node is used for backing up the data of the first storage node periodically. Accordingly, colliding operations can be prevented, system resource can be saved and processing efficiency can be improved.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method for data backup, comprising:
in response to a switch to be performed from a first storage node to a second storage node, determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first storage node and a third storage node, the second storage node being used for backing up data of the first storage node in real time, and the third storage node being used for backing up the data of the first storage node periodically; and
in response to the ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes, ceasing the data backup operation;
wherein determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes comprises:
determining a state of the data backup operation stored at the first storage node; and
in response to the state being an active state, determining that there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein ceasing the data backup operation comprises:
releasing at least one of a resource and a command associated with the data backup operation.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein ceasing the data backup operation comprises:
setting a state of the data backup operation to a ceased state to indicate that the data backup operation has been ceased.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein ceasing the data backup operation comprises:
determining a type of the switch to be performed from the first storage node to the second storage node;
in response to the type indicating that the switch is a proactive switch, ceasing the data backup operation before the proactive switch; and
in response to the type indicating that the switch is a failover, ceasing the data backup operation after a restart of the first storage node and before reconfiguration of the first storage node.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to receiving a request to delete the data backup operation, deleting information associated with the data backup operation on the first storage node, wherein the information associated with the data backup operation is retained on the third storage node.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the information comprises at least one of a state and a data snapshot associated with the data backup operation.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising ceasing a response to at least one of the following:
a request to suspend the data backup operation,
a request to resume the data backup operation,
a request for a data write operation from the first storage node to the third storage node, and
a request to a switch operation from the first storage node to the third storage node.

8. An apparatus for data backup, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having instructions stored therein which, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to perform acts, comprising:
in response to a switch to be performed from a first storage node to a second storage node, determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first storage node and a third storage node, the second storage node being used for backing up data of the first storage node in real time, and the third storage node being used for backing up the data of the first storage node periodically,
in response to the ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes, ceasing the data backup operation and
in response to receiving a request to delete the data backup operation, deleting information associated with the data backup operation on the first storage node, wherein the information associated with the data backup operation is retained on the third storage node.

9. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes comprises:
determining a state of the data backup operation stored at the first storage node; and
in response to the state being an active state, determining that there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes.

10. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein ceasing the data backup operation comprises:
releasing at least one of a resource and a command associated with the data backup operation.

11. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein ceasing the data backup operation comprises:
setting a state of the data backup operation to a ceased state to indicate that the data backup operation has been ceased.

12. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein ceasing the data backup operation comprises:
determining a type of the switch to be performed from the first storage node to the second storage node;
in response to the type indicating that the switch is a proactive switch, ceasing the data backup operation before the proactive switch; and
in response to the type indicating that the switch is a failover, ceasing the data backup operation after a restart of the first storage node and before reconfiguration of the first storage node.

13. The apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the information comprises at least one of a state and a data snapshot associated with the data backup operation.

14. The apparatus according to claim 8 , the acts further comprising ceasing a response to at least one of the following:
a request to suspend the data backup operation,
a request to resume the data backup operation,
a request for a data write operation from the first storage node to the third storage node, and
a request for a switch operation from the first storage node to the third storage node.

15. A computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium which stores a set of instructions to perform data backup; the set of instructions, when carried out by computerized circuitry, causing the computerized circuitry to perform a method of:
in response to a switch to be performed from a first storage node to a second storage node, determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first storage node and a third storage node, the second storage node being used for backing up data of the first storage node in real time, and the third storage node being used for backing up the data of the first storage node periodically;
in response to the ongoing data backup operation between the first and third storage nodes, ceasing the data backup operation; and
ceasing a response to at least one of the following:
a request to suspend the data backup operation,
a request to resume the data backup operation,
a request for a data write operation from the first storage node to the third storage node, and
a request to a switch operation from the first storage node to the third storage node.

16. The computer program product according to claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
in response to receiving a request to delete the data backup operation, deleting information associated with the data backup operation on the first storage node, wherein the information associated with the data backup operation is retained on the third storage node.

17. A method for data backup, comprising:
in response to a switch to be performed from a first storage node to a second storage node, determining whether there is an ongoing data backup operation between the first storage node and a third storage node, the second storage node being used for backing up data of the first storage node in real time, and the third storage n

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Xu Hongru
• Xiong Tianfang
• Shang Qiu
• Qian Yue
• Long Fei

Classifications

• G06F11/2094

  Redundant storage or storage space (G06F11/2056 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F11/1458 Primary

  Management of the backup or restore process · CPC title

• G06F2201/84

  Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data · CPC title

• G06F11/1448

  Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore · CPC title

• G06F11/1456

  Hardware arrangements for backup · CPC title