Automated priority backup and archive

摘要

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for backing up or archiving objects from a first location to a second location, comprising determining the objects to be backed up and a prioritization of the objects according to a first criterion. The objects are transmitted from the first location to the second location substantially in accordance with the prioritization. The transmission may be suspended in accordance with loss of network connectivity, a user action, or throttling to reduce processor or network load. Transmission may be continued, and the objects reprioritized according to the first criterion, wherein relevant changes in the objects are reflected. A backup target may be chosen based on the location of the source, and if the location changes, a new backup target may be chosen in consideration of bandwidth. The backups to the backup targets may be combined to define a backup.

主权项

1. A method for backing up objects from a first location to a second location, comprising:
determining objects to be backed up and a prioritization of the objects according to a first criterion, the first criterion comprising a predicted usage interval derived from an object periodicity, the predicted usage interval comprising a next predicted time of usage for each of the objects; adjusting the prioritization of the objects based on each object's next predicted time of usage, wherein the objects with an earlier predicted time of usage are prioritized before objects with a later predicted time of usage; transmitting the objects from the first location to the second location substantially in accordance with the prioritization; suspending the transmission of objects from the first location to the second location, based on a non-persistent network connectivity; continuing transmitting the objects; and determining objects to be backed up and recalculating prioritization dynamically according to the first criterion, wherein relevant changes in the objects are reflected.