A system and method for safe and effective backup and restore of parallel server databases stored in data storage systems. Parallel server databases allow multiple nodes in MPP (Massively Parallel Processor) or SMP (Symmetric Multi-Processor) systems to simultaneously access a database. Each node is...http://www.google.de/patents/US6658589?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6658589 - System and method for backup a parallel server data storage system