Patent attributes
Embodiments described herein use a file server implementing a network file sharing protocol in an improved backup workflow in a storage system. The file server provides storage services to files stored in a plurality of storage devices via one or more file sharing protocols. In one embodiment, in response to a request to back up data that is received at the file server from an application server, the file server creates a snapshot of the data to be backed up using data stored in a source storage device. The file server sends the created snapshot to the target storage system for storage and sends a first notification to the application server indicating that the snapshot has been backed up in the target storage system. In addition, the application server sends a second notification to a backup server indicating that the data has been backed up.
