US Patent 11971786 Backup processing method and server

A backup processing method and a server are provided. The method is applied to a backup system, and the backup system includes a plurality of backup servers. The method includes: dividing, by a master backup server in the plurality of backup servers, a backup task into a plurality of child backup tasks; allocating, by the master backup server, each child backup task to each of the plurality of backup servers; and sending, by the master backup server, the plurality of child backup tasks to respective corresponding backup servers. According to this method, a data backup rate can be improved.