CONSOLIDATED PROCESSING OF STORAGE-ARRAY COMMANDS BY A SNAPSHOT-CONTROL MEDIA AGENT

    公开(公告)号:US20200021651A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-01-16

    申请号:US16525433

    申请日:2019-07-29

    Abstract: A “snapshot-control media agent” (“snap-MA”) is configured on a secondary storage computing device that operates apart from client computing devices. A “forwarder” media agent operates on each client computing device that uses a storage array, yet lacks command channels to the storage array. The forwarder media agent forwards commands directed at the storage array to the snap-MA, which receives and processes commands directed at the storage array that were forwarded by the forwarder media agents. Responses from the storage array are transmitted to the respective forwarder media agent. The snap-MA pools storage-array-command devices to avoid capacity limitations in regard to communications channels at the storage array. The snap-MA operating in conjunction with the forwarder media agents enable the illustrative system to consolidate the communication of storage-array commands away from client computing devices and/or proxy media agent hosts and into the secondary storage computing device that hosts the snap-MA.

    OPERATION READINESS CHECKING AND REPORTING
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200257655A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-13

    申请号:US16733134

    申请日:2020-01-02

    Abstract: An information management system according to certain aspects may determine whether storage operations will work prior to executing them. The system may check various factors or parameters relating to a storage policy to verify whether the storage policy will work at runtime without actually executing the policy. Some examples of factors can include: availability of primary storage devices, availability of secondary storage devices, license availability for performing that operation, user credentials for connecting to primary and/or second storage devices, available storage capacity, connectivity to storage devices, etc. The system may also check whether a particular system configuration is supported in connection with storage operations. The result of the determination can be provided in the form of a report summarizing any problems found with the storage policy. The report can include recommended courses of action or solutions for resolving any identified issues.

    OPERATION READINESS CHECKING AND REPORTING
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190146948A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-16

    申请号:US16233851

    申请日:2018-12-27

    Abstract: An information management system according to certain aspects may determine whether storage operations will work prior to executing them. The system may check various factors or parameters relating to a storage policy to verify whether the storage policy will work at runtime without actually executing the policy. Some examples of factors can include: availability of primary storage devices, availability of secondary storage devices, license availability for performing that operation, user credentials for connecting to primary and/or second storage devices, available storage capacity, connectivity to storage devices, etc. The system may also check whether a particular system configuration is supported in connection with storage operations. The result of the determination can be provided in the form of a report summarizing any problems found with the storage policy. The report can include recommended courses of action or solutions for resolving any identified issues.

    CHECKING AND REPORTING OPERATION READINESS IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENTS

    公开(公告)号:US20210209060A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-08

    申请号:US17150922

    申请日:2021-01-15

    Abstract: An information management system according to certain aspects may determine whether storage operations will execute properly prior to executing them in a cloud services environment. The system may check various factors or parameters relating to a storage policy to verify whether the storage policy will work at runtime without actually executing the policy. Some examples of factors can include: availability of primary storage devices, availability of secondary storage devices, license availability for performing that operation, user credentials for connecting to primary and/or second storage devices, available storage capacity, connectivity to storage devices, etc. The system may also check whether a particular system configuration is supported in connection with storage operations. The result of the determination can be provided in the form of a report summarizing any problems found with the storage policy. The report can include recommended courses of action or solutions for resolving any identified issues.

    CONSOLIDATED PROCESSING OF STORAGE-ARRAY COMMANDS USING A FORWARDER MEDIA AGENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SNAPSHOT-CONTROL MEDIA AGENT
    5.
    发明申请
    CONSOLIDATED PROCESSING OF STORAGE-ARRAY COMMANDS USING A FORWARDER MEDIA AGENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SNAPSHOT-CONTROL MEDIA AGENT 审中-公开
    使用前向媒体代理与存储控制媒体代理连接的存储阵列命令的综合处理

    公开(公告)号:US20160062846A1

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-03

    申请号:US14476670

    申请日:2014-09-03

    CPC classification number: G06F11/1464 G06F11/00

    Abstract: The illustrative systems and methods consolidate storage-array command channels into a media agent that executes outside the production environment. A “snapshot-control media agent” (“snap-MA”) is configured on a secondary storage computing device that operates apart from client computing devices. A “forwarder” media agent operates on each client computing device that uses the storage array, yet lacks command channels to the storage array. Likewise, a “forwarder” proxy media agent may operate without command channels to the storage array. No third-party libraries or storage-array-command devices are installed or needed on the host computing device. The forwarder media agent forwards any commands directed at the storage array to the snap-MA on the secondary storage computing device. The snap-MA receives and processes commands directed at the storage array that were forwarded by the forwarder media agents. Responses from the storage array are transmitted to the respective forwarder media agent. The snap-MA advantageously pools any number of storage-array-command devices so that capacity limitations in regard to communications channels at the storage array may be avoided. As a result, the snap-MA operating in conjunction with the forwarder media agents enable the illustrative system to consolidate the communication of storage-array commands away from client computing devices and/or proxy media agent hosts and into the secondary storage computing device that hosts the snap-MA.

    Abstract translation: 说明性的系统和方法将存储阵列命令通道整合到在生产环境之外执行的媒体代理。 在与客户端计算设备分离的辅助存储计算设备上配置“快照控制媒体代理”(“snap-MA”)。 “转发器”媒体代理对使用存储阵列的每个客户端计算设备进行操作,但缺少对存储阵列的命令通道。 类似地,“转发器”代理媒体代理可以在没有命令通道的情况下操作存储阵列。 在主机计算设备上没有安装或需要第三方库或存储阵列命令设备。 转发器媒体代理将指向存储阵列的任何命令转发到辅助存储计算设备上的snap-MA。 snap-MA接收并处理由转发器媒体代理转发的针对存储阵列的命令。 来自存储阵列的响应被发送到相应的转发器媒体代理。 snap-MA有利地汇集任何数量的存储阵列命令装置,从而可以避免存储阵列处的通信信道的容量限制。 因此,与转发器媒体代理一起操作的snap-MA使得说明性系统能够将存储阵列命令的通信从客户端计算设备和/或代理媒体代理主机整合到主机的辅助存储计算设备中 snap-MA。

    DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS IN A SECONDARY STORAGE SUBSYSTEM USING IMAGE RECOGNITION AND IMAGE-BASED CRITERIA

    公开(公告)号:US20210081445A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US17068634

    申请日:2020-10-12

    Abstract: A data storage management system incorporates image recognition and classification features. The illustrative system generates thumbnail images to represent images detected in secondary copies. Subsequent image recognition and classification operations are based on the thumbnail images without need to access the secondary copies from which the thumbnails were derived. The system indexes thumbnail images and respective relationships to each other and to the source secondary copies. Metadata from the source secondary copies is extracted and preserved with the thumbnails. Thumbnail images, metadata, and related index data (collectively “thumbnail data”) are stored locally in an illustrative content index server, or in an enhanced storage manager, thus improving performance without interfering with ongoing storage management operations. Features are disclosed for searching within the system and performing storage management operations based on image criteria. Access to/from other systems is also possible, e.g., for importing images and/or thumbnails.

    CONSOLIDATED PROCESSING OF STORAGE-ARRAY COMMANDS USING A FORWARDER MEDIA AGENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH A SNAPSHOT-CONTROL MEDIA AGENT

    公开(公告)号:US20180373602A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-27

    申请号:US16023288

    申请日:2018-06-29

    Abstract: The illustrative systems and methods consolidate storage-array command channels into a media agent that executes outside the production environment. A “snapshot-control media agent” (“snap-MA”) is configured on a secondary storage computing device that operates apart from client computing devices. A “forwarder” media agent operates on each client computing device that uses the storage array, yet lacks command channels to the storage array. Likewise, a “forwarder” proxy media agent may operate without command channels to the storage array. No third-party libraries or storage-array-command devices are installed or needed on the host computing device. The forwarder media agent forwards any commands directed at the storage array to the snap-MA on the secondary storage computing device. The snap-MA receives and processes commands directed at the storage array that were forwarded by the forwarder media agents. Responses from the storage array are transmitted to the respective forwarder media agent. The snap-MA advantageously pools any number of storage-array-command devices so that capacity limitations in regard to communications channels at the storage array may be avoided. As a result, the snap-MA operating in conjunction with the forwarder media agents enable the illustrative system to consolidate the communication of storage-array commands away from client computing devices and/or proxy media agent hosts and into the secondary storage computing device that hosts the snap-MA.

    DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS IN A SECONDARY STORAGE SUBSYSTEM USING IMAGE RECOGNITION AND IMAGE-BASED CRITERIA

    公开(公告)号:US20170083517A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-23

    申请号:US15264476

    申请日:2016-09-13

    CPC classification number: G06F16/51 G06F16/583 G06F16/5838

    Abstract: A data storage management system incorporates image recognition and classification features. The illustrative system generates thumbnail images to represent images detected in secondary copies. Subsequent image recognition and classification operations are based on the thumbnail images without need to access the secondary copies from which the thumbnails were derived. The system indexes thumbnail images and respective relationships to each other and to the source secondary copies. Metadata from the source secondary copies is extracted and preserved with the thumbnails. Thumbnail images, metadata, and related index data (collectively “thumbnail data”) are stored locally in an illustrative content index server, or in an enhanced storage manager, thus improving performance without interfering with ongoing storage management operations. Features are disclosed for searching within the system and performing storage management operations based on image criteria. Access to/from other systems is also possible, e.g., for importing images and/or thumbnails.

    CONSOLIDATED PROCESSING OF STORAGE-ARRAY COMMANDS BY A SNAPSHOT-CONTROL MEDIA AGENT

    公开(公告)号:US20180324248A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-08

    申请号:US16022401

    申请日:2018-06-28

    Abstract: A “snapshot-control media agent” (“snap-MA”) is configured on a secondary storage computing device that operates apart from client computing devices. A “forwarder” media agent operates on each client computing device that uses a storage array, yet lacks command channels to the storage array. The forwarder media agent forwards commands directed at the storage array to the snap-MA, which receives and processes commands directed at the storage array that were forwarded by the forwarder media agents. Responses from the storage array are transmitted to the respective forwarder media agent. The snap-MA pools storage-array-command devices to avoid capacity limitations in regard to communications channels at the storage array. The snap-MA operating in conjunction with the forwarder media agents enable the illustrative system to consolidate the communication of storage-array commands away from client computing devices and/or proxy media agent hosts and into the secondary storage computing device that hosts the snap-MA.

    SNAPSHOT READINESS CHECKING AND REPORTING
    10.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20180196821A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-12

    申请号:US15860520

    申请日:2018-01-02

    Abstract: An information management system according to certain aspects may determine whether snapshot operations will work prior to executing them. The system may check various factors or parameters relating to a snapshot storage policy to verify whether the storage policy will work at runtime without actually executing the policy. Some examples of factors can include: availability of primary storage devices for which a snapshot should be obtained, availability of secondary storage devices, license availability for snapshot software, user credentials for connecting to primary and/or second storage devices, available storage capacity, connectivity to storage devices, etc. The system may also check whether a particular system configuration is supported in connection with snapshot operations. The result of the determination can be provided in the form of a report summarizing any problems found with the snapshot storage policy. The report can include recommended courses of action or solutions for resolving any identified issues.

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