17839192. SELF-HEALING RECOVERY OF FILES USING A CYBER RECOVERY VAULT FOR DEDUPLICATION FILE SYSTEMS simplified abstract (Dell Products L.P.)

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SELF-HEALING RECOVERY OF FILES USING A CYBER RECOVERY VAULT FOR DEDUPLICATION FILE SYSTEMS

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.

Inventor(s)

Nitin Madan of Cupertino CA (US)

Bhimsen Bhanjois of Fremont CA (US)

Kalyan C. Gunda of Bangalore (IN)

SELF-HEALING RECOVERY OF FILES USING A CYBER RECOVERY VAULT FOR DEDUPLICATION FILE SYSTEMS - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17839192 titled 'SELF-HEALING RECOVERY OF FILES USING A CYBER RECOVERY VAULT FOR DEDUPLICATION FILE SYSTEMS

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes a self-healing method for recovering files using a cyber recovery vault for deduplication filesystems. Here are the key points:

  • Data from a production system is backed up to a backup system in a datacenter and also copied to a cyber security vault.
  • The copy process creates a point-in-time (PIT) copy of the data in the vault and locks it for retention.
  • An automated process detects missing segment errors, such as bad index lookups in the data being backed up.
  • The self-healing process retrieves the missing segment from the PIT copy in the cyber security vault.
  • For any missing fingerprints, the process adds the data in new containers and updates the index.
  • This allows for efficient recovery by writing new containers with the missing references and updating the index.

Potential applications of this technology:

  • Data backup and recovery systems in various industries, such as healthcare, finance, and government.
  • Cybersecurity solutions for protecting critical data and ensuring its availability in case of errors or attacks.

Problems solved by this technology:

  • Efficient recovery of missing data segments in deduplication filesystems.
  • Ensuring data integrity and availability in backup systems.
  • Streamlining the backup and recovery process by automating error detection and self-healing.

Benefits of this technology:

  • Improved data protection and recovery capabilities.
  • Reduced downtime and data loss in case of errors or attacks.
  • Simplified management of backup systems through automated processes.


Original Abstract Submitted

A self-healing method of recovering files using a cyber recovery vault for deduplication filesystems. Data to be backed up from a production system to a backup system in a datacenter is also copied to a cyber security vault coupled to the data center through an air gapped connection. A copy process makes a point-in-time (PIT) copy of the portion of data to a namespace in the vault, and retention locks the copied portion in the vault. An automated process detects a missing segment error, such as due to a bad index lookup in the data to be backed up. The self-healing process provides the missing segment from the PIT copy in the cyber security vault. For any missing fingerprints the process adds the data in new containers and the references in the index, providing an indirection that allows for just writing a new container with the missing L0 references and updating the index.

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