Patent ID: 9477693
Filing Date: 2016-10-25
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A system for protecting a first backup application, comprising; a communication interface configured to receive a backup of a state of the first backup application, wherein the backup of the state of the first backup application includes a checkpoint backup of the first backup application, wherein the first backup application coordinates backup of a virtual environment that includes one or more virtual machines and a data storage associated with the one or more virtual machines, the backup of the state of the first backup application includes an application configuration backup of a configuration of the first backup application, and the backup of the state of the first backup application is separate from a user data content backup generated by the first backup application and stored in the data storage associated with the one or more virtual machines, wherein the backup of the state of the first backup application is stored in a backup storage of the first backup application; and using a second backup application external to the virtual environment to synchronize the received backup of the state of the first backup application with a state of the second backup application.