Emc IP Holding Company LLC

Binbin Liu Lin

Natasha Gaurav

Scott E Joyce

Bruce Rabe

Dennis Thomas Duprey

Vidhi Bhardwaj

Described are techniques for use in connection with providing data protection. A storage resource for which data protection is provided by a data protection service may be identified. One or more criteria may be specified denoting one or more trigger conditions for providing data protection by the data protection service, wherein, responsive to an occurrence of any of the one or more trigger conditions, first processing may be performed by the data protection service to protect the storage resource. The one or more criteria may include a first criterion identifying a first amount of data change that has to occur with respect to the storage resource. Notification may be received regarding an occurrence of a first of the one or more trigger conditions. Responsive to receiving the notification, the first processing may be performed by the data protection service.

Data protection based on data changed

There are disclosed computer-implemented methods, apparatus, and computer program products for scheduling snapshots. In one embodiment, the method comprises the following steps. The method comprises receiving performance data relating to a data storage system. The method also comprises determining, based on the performance data, a time for performing a snapshot of data stored on the data storage system. The method further comprises scheduling the snapshot according to the time.

Scheduling snapshots

A technique is directed to managing a pool of slices provided by data storage equipment. The technique involves monitoring usage of the pool of slices provided by the data storage equipment, and generating an estimate based on the monitored usage of the pool of slices. The estimate identifies when a slice usage level of the pool of slices will reach a predefined usage level (e.g., the number of days remaining before the pool will become completely full, 90% full, 80% full, etc.). The technique further involves, in response to the estimate reaching a predefined threshold (e.g., when the number of days remaining is 5 days, 4 days, 3 days, etc.), performing a remedial activity to prevent full consumption of the pool of slices.

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