	US 12,235,738 B2
	Intelligent destination target selection for remote backups with awareness of temporary backup target for data restores
Mark Malamut, Aliso Viejo, CA (US); Jennifer M. Minarik, Zionsville, IN (US); and Brian E. Freeman, Golden, CO (US)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/174,488.
Application 18/174,488 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/863,048, filed on Jul. 12, 2022, granted, now 11,880,281.
Prior Publication US 2024/0020207 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01)

CPC G06F 11/1469 (2013.01) [G06F 11/1451 (2013.01); G06F 11/1453 (2013.01); G06F 2201/84 (2013.01)]

20 Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of selecting optimum destination storage for mobile data assets, comprising:

automatically determining a primary backup target (PBT) to send backup data of a data asset;

sending incremental backups of the data asset to the primary backup target and one or more temporary backup targets (TBTs) based on movement of the data asset from one geolocation to another geolocation;

first maintaining, in the data asset, a backup location catalog (BLC) and a change record catalog (CRC);

second maintaining, in a temporary backup target (TBT), a copy of the CRC for a backup written to the TBT;

updating, by the TBT, the BLC and CRC in the data asset upon a backup to the TBT; and

combining, during a restore operation, data and metadata of a backup from the PBT and TBT, wherein the updating allows the PBT to access the backup to the TBT based on a most recent updated BLC.