Patent ID: 7584339
Filing Date: 2009-09-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for performing scheduled backups of data generated by a production application operating on a first platform located on a host computer, the first platform operating on an operating system of the host computer, the data being stored on a production volume in a primary storage that is remote from the host computer, the first platform using creating a clone volume of the production volume, the operating system booting off a local hard drive and the first platform booting off of the production volume in the remote primary storage such that the operating system cannot access the first platform or production application to perform backup operations and the first platform being unable to perform backup operations, the system comprising: a backup server configured to schedule and initiate one or more backups of the clone volume; a backup storage communicatively coupled to the backup server and configured to store a copy of the clone volume; and a proxy host configured to receive a backup command from the backup server, wherein the proxy host is separate from the host computer, the proxy host comprising: