Data backup across physical and virtualized storage volumes

摘要

Machines, systems and methods for backing up data, the method comprising retrieving identifying information about target data storage volumes from which target data is to be backed up; communicating the identifying information to a proxy application installed on a backup computing system utilized to backup the target data stored on the target data storage volumes, wherein the proxy application uses the identifying information to place the target data storage volumes in a first state in which write operations may not be performed to the target data storage volumes, wherein the proxy application causes snapshots to be taken of the target data storage volumes of a first type and a second type, in response to determining that the target data storage volumes are placed in the first state.

主权项

1. A method for backing up data, the method comprising:
retrieving identifying information about target data storage volumes from which target data is to be backed up; and communicating the identifying information to a proxy application installed on a backup computing system utilized to backup the target data stored on the target data storage volumes, wherein the proxy application uses the identifying information to place the target data storage volumes in a first state in which write operations may not be performed to the target data storage volumes, and wherein the proxy application causes snapshots to be taken of the target data storage volumes in response to determining that the target data storage volumes are placed in the first state, the target data storage volumes comprising a physical data storage volume associated with a first physical storage device absent of virtual storage volumes and a virtual data storage volume associated with a second physical storage device.