METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DISTRIBUTED BACKUP FOR COMPUTER DEVICES IN A NETWORK

摘要

A method and a distributed backup system for data backup are provided. The distributed backup system comprises a plurality of computer devices connected by a network. In the system, one of the computer devices comprises a program for managing data backup in the distributed data backup system. In the system, one of the computer devices comprises a first storage space for storing its own files and a second storage space for storing backup files of other computer devices. In the system, the one of the computer devices comprises a first database for storing metadata files of its own files and a second database for storing metadata files of the backup files of the other computer devices.

主权项

1. A method for data backup in a distributed backup system, the distributed backup system comprising a plurality of computer devices connected by a network, the method comprising:
the computer devices identifying and authenticating each other; one of the computer devices storing, on a first storage space of the one of the computer devices, a file of the one of the computer devices; other ones of the computer devices storing, on respective first storage spaces of the other ones of the computer devices, respective files of the other ones of the computer devices; the one of the computer devices sending a backup file of the file of the one of the computer devices to one or more of the other ones of the computer devices; the one or more of the other ones of the computer devices storing, on respective second storage spaces of the one or more of the other ones of the computer devices, the backup file of the file of the one of the computer devices; the other ones of the computer devices sending, to the one of the computer devices, backup files of the respective files of the other ones of the computer devices; and the one of the computer devices storing, on a second storage space of the one of the computer devices, the backup files of the respective files of the other ones of the computer devices.