Method and system for a database management system add-in for third party backup and restore applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9201739-B1
Application number	US-201213710111-A
Country	US
Kind code	B1
Filing date	Dec 10, 2012
Priority date	Dec 10, 2012
Publication date	Dec 1, 2015
Grant date	Dec 1, 2015

Abstract

A database management system add-in for third party backup and restore applications is described. An opportunity to select from multiple backup and restore applications is enabled via a user interface of a database management system. A selection of a backup and restore application of the multiple backup and restore applications is received. Multiple options offered by the backup and restore application are displayed. A selection of an option of the multiple options is received. Execution of the option is enabled, wherein the option is unavailable via a native backup and restore application offered by the database management system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system for a database management system add-in for third party backup and restore applications, the system comprising:
a processor-based application, which when executed on a computer, will cause the processor to:
enable an opportunity to select from a plurality of backup and restore applications via a user interface specific to the database management system;
receive a user selection of a backup and restore application of the plurality of backup and restore applications;
display a plurality of options offered by the backup and restore application

corresponding to the user selection from the plurality of backup and restore applications;
receive a selection of an option of the plurality of options; and
enable execution of the option, wherein the option is unavailable via a native backup and restore application offered by the database management system.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to compress selected data using a X/open backup services application compression before writing the selected data to a storage device.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to encrypt selected data before communicating the selected data to a storage device.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to one of backup and restore a version of data based on a bookmark associated with the version of the data.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to make a backup copy of data on a specific volume at a specific point in time over regular intervals via a volume shadow copy service.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to select each and every database associated with a database instance currently selected for a backup operation.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the database management system comprises a structured query language database management system.

8. A computer-implemented method for a database management system add-in for third party backup and restore applications, the method comprising:
enabling an opportunity to select from a plurality of backup and restore applications via a user interface specific to the database management system;
receiving a user selection of a backup and restore application of the plurality of backup and restore applications;
displaying a plurality of options offered by the backup and restore application
corresponding to the user selection from the plurality of backup and restore applications;

receiving a selection of an option of the plurality of options; and
enabling execution of the option, wherein the option is unavailable via a native backup and restore application offered by the database management system.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to compress selected data using X/open backup services application compression before writing the selected data to a storage device.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to encrypt selected data before communicating the selected data to a storage device.

11. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to one of backup and restore a version of data based on a bookmark associated with the version of the data.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to make a backup copy of data on a specific volume at a specific point in time over regular intervals via a volume shadow copy service.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to select each and every database associated with a database instance currently selected for a backup operation.

14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the database management system comprises a structured query language database management system.

15. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein, the computer-readable program code adapted to be executed by one or more processors to:
enable an opportunity to select from a plurality of backup and restore applications via a user interface specific to the database management system;
receive a user selection of a backup and restore application of the plurality of backup and restore applications;
display a plurality of options offered by the backup and restore application corresponding to the user selection from the plurality of backup and restore applications;
receive a selection of an option of the plurality of options; and
enable execution of the option, wherein the option is unavailable via a native backup and restore application offered by the database management system.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to compress selected data using X/open backup services application compression before writing the selected data to a storage device.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to encrypt selected data before communicating the selected data to a storage device.

18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to one of backup and restore a version of data based on a bookmark associated with the version of the data.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to make a backup copy of data on a specific volume at a specific point in time over regular intervals via a volume shadow copy service.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the plurality of options comprise an option to select each database associated with a database instance currently selected for a backup operation.

Assignees

• Emc Corp

Inventors

• Bagchi Krishnendu
• Kapoor Aditya
• Chockalingam Elango
• Ht Vedavathi
• Singhal Upanshu

Classifications

• G06F11/1469 Primary

  Backup restoration techniques · CPC title

• G06F11/1451

  by selection of backup contents · CPC title

• G06F11/1458

  Management of the backup or restore process · CPC title

• G06F2201/80

  Database-specific techniques · CPC title