Patent ID: 9229964
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G06F,G16H

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method for migrating a database comprising: receiving a migration request for migrating a first database associated with a first database server to a second database associated with a second database server, wherein the migration request comprises information specifying a target environment of the second database server and information identifying a requestor that sent the migration request; storing the migration request in an intermediary database associated with an intermediary database server; receiving a first query from the first database server for the migration request stored in the intermediary database; receiving, at the intermediary database, a snapshot of the first database from the first database server using a link between the first database and the intermediary database, the link created by the first database server; storing the snapshot of the first database in the intermediary database; receiving a second query from the second database server for migrating snapshot data into the second database; and migrating the snapshot data from the intermediary database for loading into the second database for use in the target environment, in response to the second query.