Patent ID: 8176271
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method implemented at least in part by a computer, the method comprising: examining a data set on a backup target, the data set to be backed up on a backup facility, wherein examining a data set on the backup target comprises: determining a degree to which the data set is backed up on the backup facility based at least in part on the first and second portions, the degree capable of indicating more than just that the data set is completely backed up or that the data set is not backed up at all, the determining comprising dividing a number of files included in the first portion by a number of files included in a sum of the first and second portions; and if the degree satisfies a pre-configured condition, utilizing backup information derived from a history of one or more attempted or successfully completed backup sessions between the backup target and the backup facility to determine whether to provide a notification regarding backup state, the backup information indicating whether a second rate of updates from the data set on the backup target to a backed up data set on the backup facility is less than a first rate of changes to the data set on the backup target.