Centralized content addressed storage

A centralized content addressed storage (CAS) application and a method for providing data protection are implemented by running a CAS application on a virtualization layer of a computer platform. The virtualization layer presents to the CAS application a normalized representation of a hardware subsy...

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Zusammenfassung:A centralized content addressed storage (CAS) application and a method for providing data protection are implemented by running a CAS application on a virtualization layer of a computer platform. The virtualization layer presents to the CAS application a normalized representation of a hardware subsystem of the computer platform, shielding the CAS application from actual hardware devices of the computer platform. A storage device of the computer platform is used to store a raw data set and the CAS application generates a backup data set of the raw data set. The CAS application stores the backup data set to an archive mechanism of the computer platform and can also restore and recover the raw data set in the event it is lost, corrupted or otherwise destroyed. Multiple CAS applications can be operated separately or together and they may be the same or differ.