Patent ID: 8818956

Claim:
A method for transferring data between data backup sites, comprising: determining backup data for transferring from a source data backup site to a destination data backup site based on a storage parameter, the backup data comprising data associated with a client device; receiving a transfer parameter from the destination data backup site, the transfer parameter comprising a storage logical site available for data storage; matching the determined backup data to the storage logical site based on a parameter selected from a group consisting of the storage parameter, and the transfer parameter; scheduling a transfer of the determined backup data to the storage logical site based on a parameter selected from a group consisting of the storage parameter, the transfer parameter, and a schedule parameter; transferring backup data from the source data backup site to the destination data backup site based on the scheduled backup data transfer; suspending a backend process associated with the client device after transferring backup data; determining whether all backup data for the client device transferred from the source backup data site to the destination backup data site; and resuming the backend process associated with the client device.