Abstract:
Virtual databases are provisioned using point-in-time copies of a source database. Transaction logs received from the source database are applied to a point-in-time copy of the source database to create recovery milestones comprising database blocks that can be used to provision virtual databases. The recovery milestones are created in advance of receiving a request to provision a virtual database. Each recovery milestone is validated to determine that a consistent database snapshot can be created using the recovery milestone. If a problem is identified that prevents creation of a consistent database snapshot, the problem is fixed before creating the next recovery milestone. In response to receiving a request to provision a virtual database corresponding to a point in time, a recovery milestone is identified and transaction logs applied to the recovery milestone to create a database snapshot corresponding to the requested point in time.
Abstract:
A database storage system provides replication capability that allows data from a source database and application specific data from a source application to be replicated respectively to a target database storage system and a target application, thereby creating a virtual database and a virtual application. The database storage system generates a plurality of snapshots of the virtual database at a corresponding plurality of time points and a plurality of snapshots of the virtual application at the corresponding plurality of time points. The database storage system associates the plurality of snapshots of the virtual database with the plurality of snapshots of the virtual application at the corresponding plurality of time points so as to generate a historical time-sequence of concurrent modifications to both the virtual database and the virtual application at the one or more development environments, thereby allowing concurrent read/write and rollback, of data and applications.
Abstract:
A database storage system provides replication capability that allows data from a source database and application specific data from a source application to be replicated respectively to a target database storage system and a target application, thereby creating a virtual database and a virtual application. The database storage system generates a plurality of snapshots of the virtual database at a corresponding plurality of time points and a plurality of snapshots of the virtual application at the corresponding plurality of time points. The database storage system associates the plurality of snapshots of the virtual database with the plurality of snapshots of the virtual application at the corresponding plurality of time points so as to generate a historical time-sequence of concurrent modifications to both the virtual database and the virtual application at the one or more development environments, thereby allowing concurrent read/write and rollback, of data and applications.
Abstract:
Virtual databases are provisioned using point-in-time copies of a source database. Transaction logs received from the source database are applied to a point-in-time copy of the source database to create recovery milestones comprising database blocks that can be used to provision virtual databases. The recovery milestones are created in advance of receiving a request to provision a virtual database. Each recovery milestone is validated to determine that a consistent database snapshot can be created using the recovery milestone. If a problem is identified that prevents creation of a consistent database snapshot, the problem is fixed before creating the next recovery milestone. In response to receiving a request to provision a virtual database corresponding to a point in time, a recovery milestone is identified and transaction logs applied to the recovery milestone to create a database snapshot corresponding to the requested point in time.