DISTRIBUTED BACKUP SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ACCESS DESTINATION BASED ON MULTIPLE PERFORMANCE INDEXES

摘要

A backup system having duplicated file system data and composed of a plurality of storage systems having different performances is provided, wherein a processing time required for backup of a small-sized file or an on-demand restoration of a file is reduced. A distributed backup system composed of a storage system and a plurality of backup units is equipped with a function for selecting a backup unit based on a plurality of performance indexes, and a requested data transfer size for performing backup or restoration is considered when performing the selection.