Patent ID: 6625623
Filing Date: 2003-09-23
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A system for backing-up at least one source data file, the system comprising:a back-up server having storage for at least one backup file corresponding to the at least one source data file, a data server having storage for the at least one source data file, and an agent for monitoring file access operations associated with the at least one source data file and for recording detected changes to the at least one source data file within at least one journal file corresponding to the at least one source data file, a synchronization replication process for replicating the at least one source data file to generate at least one backup file corresponding to the at least one source data file, and a dynamic replication process responsive to data within the at least one journal file for modifying the at least one back-up file based on the corresponding at least one journal file.