Method, device, and computer program product for recovering data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12554844-B2
Application number	US-202418618332-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2024
Priority date	Sep 27, 2023
Publication date	Feb 17, 2026
Grant date	Feb 17, 2026

Abstract

Techniques for recovering data involve, in response to detecting that a data block of a storage system is attacked, determining one or more attacked data blocks, wherein snapshots in multiple snapshots of the storage system have snapshot replicate numbers. Such techniques further involve determining one or more data block replicate numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks. Such techniques further involve identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots based on the snapshot replicate numbers of snapshots in the multiple snapshots and the one or more data block replicate numbers, wherein all data blocks in the target snapshot are not attacked. Such techniques further involve recovering data of the storage system based on the latest target snapshot.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . A method for recovering data, comprising:
in response to detecting that a data block of a storage system is attacked, determining one or more attacked data blocks, wherein snapshots in multiple snapshots of the storage system have snapshot replicate numbers; determining one or more data block replicate numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks; identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots based on the snapshot replicate numbers of snapshots in the multiple snapshots and the one or more data block replicate numbers, wherein all data blocks in the target snapshot are not attacked; recovering data of the storage system based on the latest target snapshot; and in response to creating a new snapshot in the storage system:
acquiring a current snapshot replicate number and a next snapshot replicate number from the storage system;
allocating the current snapshot replicate number to the new snapshot; and
updating the current snapshot replicate number and the next snapshot replicate number.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots comprises:
determining a minimum data block replicate number in the one or more data block replicate numbers; and identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots based on the minimum data block replicate number.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein updating the current snapshot replicate number and the next snapshot replicate number comprises:
using the next snapshot replicate number as the current snapshot replicate number; and increasing the next snapshot replicate number progressively as the new next snapshot replicate number.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to that a data block in the storage system is modified:
acquiring another snapshot replicate number from the storage system; and
using the other snapshot replicate number as the data block replicate number of the data block.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising:
in response to allocating a new data block in the storage system:
acquiring the other snapshot replicate number from the storage system; and
using the other snapshot replicate number as the data block replicate number of the new data block.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein recovering data of the storage system comprises:
recovering the storage system to a state corresponding the latest target snapshot by mounting the latest target snapshot.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein determining the one or more data block replicate numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks comprises:
collecting one or more file system numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks; determining, based on the one or more file system numbers, one or more file system entries of the one or more attacked data blocks; and determining the one or more data block replicate numbers based on the one or more file system entries.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein determining the one or more attacked data blocks further comprises:
in response to determining that the quantity of attacked data blocks is greater than a predetermined threshold, sampling the attacked data blocks; and using the sampled attacked data blocks as the one or more attacked data blocks.

9 . The method according to claim 8 , wherein identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots comprises:
if the snapshot replicate number of a snapshot in the multiple snapshots is greater than or equal to each data block replicate number in the one or more data block replicate numbers, determining that the storage system does not have the latest target snapshot.

10 . An electronic device, comprising:
a processing unit; and a memory coupled to the processing unit and storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the processing unit, perform the following actions:
in response to detecting that a data block of a storage system is attacked, determining one or more attacked data blocks, wherein snapshots in multiple snapshots of the storage system have snapshot replicate numbers;
determining one or more data block replicate numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks;
identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots based on the snapshot replicate numbers of snapshots in the multiple snapshots and the one or more data block replicate numbers, wherein all data blocks in the target snapshot are not attacked;
recovering data of the storage system based on the latest target snapshot;
in response to creating a new snapshot in the storage system:
acquiring a current snapshot replicate number and a next snapshot replicate number from the storage system;
allocating the current snapshot replicate number to the new snapshot; and
updating the current snapshot replicate number and the next snapshot replicate number.

11 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots comprises:
determining a minimum data block replicate number in the one or more data block replicate numbers; and identifying the latest target snapshot in the multiple snapshots based on the minimum data block replicate number.

12 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein updating the current snapshot replicate number and the next snapshot replicate number comprises:
using the next snapshot replicate number as the current snapshot replicate number; and increasing the next snapshot replicate number progressively as the new next snapshot replicate number.

13 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , further comprising:
in response to that a data block in the storage system is modified:
acquiring another snapshot replicate number from the storage system; and
using the other snapshot replicate number as the data block replicate number of the data block.

14 . The electronic device according to claim 13 , further comprising:
in response to allocating a new data block in the storage system: acquiring the other snapshot replicate number from the storage system; and using the other snapshot replicate number as the data block replicate number of the new data block.

15 . The electronic device according to claim 14 , wherein recovering data of the storage system comprises:
recovering the storage system to a state corresponding the latest target snapshot by mounting the latest target snapshot.

16 . The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein determining the one or more data block replicate numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks comprises:
collecting one or more file system numbers of the one or more attacked data blocks; determining, based on the one or more file system numbers, one or more file system entries of the one or more attacked data blocks; and determining the one or more data block replicate numbers based on the one or more file system entries.

17 . The electronic device according to claim 16 , wherein determining the one or more attacked data blocks further comprises:
in response to determining that the quantity of attacked data blocks is greater than a predetermined threshold, sampling the attacked data blocks; and using the sampled attacked data blocks as the one or more attacked data blocks.

18 . A computer program product, wherein the computer program product is tangibly stored on a non-volatile computer-readable medium an

Assignees

• Dell Products Lp

Inventors

• Zhang Weibing
• Gao Lei
• Gong Chen

Classifications

• G06F11/16

  Error detection or correction of the data by redundancy in hardware · CPC title

• G06F2221/034

  Test or assess a computer or a system · CPC title

• G06F21/554 Primary

  involving event detection and direct action · CPC title