A system and method for peer-to-peer grid based autonomic and
probabilistic on-demand trackless backup and restore are disclosed. The
on-demand trackless backup-restore system includes a plurality of nodes
connected to a network communications channel. The plurality of nodes in
the on-demand trackless backup-restore system includes at least one node
that is a source client configured to initiate a trackless data
backup-restore request and includes one or more nodes that are target
clients configured to perform the trackless data backup-restore request.
Further, the source client in the on-demand trackless backup-restore
system is configured to establish direct connections with one or more of
the target clients that are available to perform the trackless data
backup-restore request.