Managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server

摘要

Provided are techniques for managing backup operations from a client system to a primary server and secondary server. A determination is made at the client system of whether a state of the data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable when a force failover parameter is not set. The client system reattempts to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation. The client system performs the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.

主权项

1. A computer program product for replicating client data from a client system between a primary server and a secondary server, wherein the computer program product comprises at least one computer readable storage medium including a client program embodied therewith, wherein the client program is executable by a processor to cause operations, the operations comprising:
determining, by the client program, whether a state of data on the secondary server permits a backup operation in response to determining that the primary server is unavailable and that a force failover parameter is not set; attempting, by the client program, to connect to the primary server to perform the backup operation at the primary server in response to determining that the state of the data on the secondary server does not permit the backup operation; and performing, by the client program, the backup operation at the secondary server in response to determining that the state of the secondary server permits the backup operation.