International Business Machines Corporation

Thomas Franklin Ramke, Jr

James Patrick Smith

David George Derk

Avishai Haim Hochberg

Glen Hattrup

Robert Clair Edwards, Jr

Colin Scott Dawson

Michael Allen Kaczmarski

John Viksne

Peter Tanenhaus

Avisbai Haim Hochberg

David Maxwell Cannon

Christopher Zaremba

Mark L Yakushev

Stefan Bender

Vadzim Ivanovich Piletski

Michael S Fruchtman

Douglas Robert Case

Omar Bond Vargas

Jason Ferris Basler

James Michael Dile

Edward M Collins

Charles Alan Nichols

Lisa Anne Huston

David Taiwai Kwan

Jack Earl Steitz

Brett Walker

Hui-Lan Wen

Pete Tanenhaus

Randy Tung

Austen M Cook

An inventory of computer resources requiring backup data protection including an estimate of future growth of storage resources along with a set of data retention policies, rules, and outcomes in conformance with business requirements, is created. An architecture for initial ingest of protected data and a backup execution approach is created, based on the resource inventory, a sizing and assumptions of resources and data, and the set of data retention policies, rules, and outcomes. An initial ingest copies the protected data to the backup storage. The initial ingest architecture is transformed to a steady-state ingest phase, by incrementally adjusting the resources based on progress of the initial ingest. Responsive to completing the initial ingest of protected data, a steady-state backup ingest is performed. A validity of the sizing and assumptions of architecture resources is determined and an adjustment to the resources is performed based on the validity determination.

Comprehensive data protection backup

Provided are techniques for providing and managing data protection by using incremental forever for storage to cloud object stores. An incremental offload is performed by using one or more extents to identify blocks of data for a version of a virtual machine in operational recovery storage to be offloaded to a cloud object store, wherein each of the one or more extents identifies locations of the blocks of data. The blocks of data are converted to objects in an incremental forever data format. The objects are offloaded to the cloud object store. The details of the offloading of the objects are stored in a local database in the operational recovery storage. The local database is copied from the operational recovery storage to the cloud object store as a database copy.

Providing and managing data protection by using incremental forever for storage to cloud object stores

Provided are a system and article of manufacture for performing scheduled backups of a backup node associated with a plurality of agent nodes. Backup data sets on at least one machine in a network are associated with a backup node and a plurality of agent nodes in the network are associated with the backup node. The agent nodes are associated with machines in the network capable of backing up the backup data sets associated with the backup node. A schedule indicating a scheduled backup to backup scheduled data sets associated with the backup node is processed. At least one of the agent nodes is contacted to request the at least one agent node to perform the scheduled backup and backup the scheduled data sets, wherein the at least one contacted agent node performs the scheduled backup to backup the scheduled backup sets.

Performing scheduled backups of a backup node associated with a plurality of agent nodes

A method is disclosed for establishing an agency relationship to perform delegated computing tasks. The method provides for initiation of the agency relationship, establishment of credentials to perform a delegated computing task, and performance of the delegated computing task. Benefits of establishing an agency relationship in a computing environment include improved security, efficiency, and reliability in performing delegated computing tasks.

Method for establishing an agency relationship to perform delegated computing tasks

An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for establishing an agency relationship to perform delegated computing tasks. The apparatus system and method provide for initiation of the agency relationship, establishment of credentials to perform a delegated computing task, and performance of the delegated computing task. Benefits of establishing an agency relationship in a computing environment include improved security, efficiency, and reliability in performing delegated computing tasks.

Apparatus, system, and method for establishing an agency relationship to perform delegated computing tasks

An apparatus for adaptive polling of a monitored system includes a poll receiving module configured to receive a polling signal from a polling system, an event prediction module configured to predict when an operation-related event of a monitored operation will occur in the monitored system, a next polling time determination module configured to determine a next polling time based on the prediction of when the operation-related event will occur in the monitored system and a polling response module configured to communicate the next polling time and monitored system operation information to the polling system. In one embodiment, the next polling time determination module is further configured to determine the next polling time based on the prediction of when the operation-related event will occur and on network traffic.

Apparatus, system, and method for adaptive polling of monitored systems

A system and method to efficiently back up files while preserving memory resources. The system includes a generation module to generate an unordered list of backup files and associated attributes, and a processing module to back up local files one at a time by modifying the backup files to reflect changes to the local files. The processing module may include a retrieval module to retrieve local file attribute information from the hard disk, a comparator module to compare the local file attributes to corresponding backup file information on the list, and an update module to update the corresponding backup file to reflect any differences. In this manner, the present invention avoids processing limitations caused by insufficient memory and/or excessive quantities of local files.

System and method for preserving memory resources during data backup

The present invention provides a system and method for remotely accessing a client in a client-server system. From a browser, an end user enters a URL containing a machine name and a port number. A listening program at the client listening on that port number establishes communication with the browser and invokes a client agent. The client agent includes conventional client functions as well as APIs that allow the client to interface with both the server and the browser. The client agent then serves an applet to the browser that makes the browser appear to the end user as the client machine. The user can then execute client functions from the browser. Examples of the client functions include backing up and restoring files from the client to/from the server, migrating or recalling files, archiving or retrieving files.

System and method for remotely accessing a client in a client server environment

Provided is a method for performing scheduled backups of a backup node associated with a plurality of agent nodes. Backup data sets on at least one machine in a network are associated with a backup node and a plurality of agent nodes in the network are associated with the backup node. The agent nodes are associated with machines in the network capable of backing up the backup data sets associated with the backup node. A schedule indicating a scheduled backup to backup scheduled data sets associated with the backup node is processed. At least one of the agent nodes is contacted to request the at least one agent node to perform the scheduled backup and backup the scheduled data sets, wherein the at least one contacted agent node performs the scheduled backup to backup the scheduled backup sets.

Method for performing scheduled backups of a backup node associated with a plurality of agent nodes

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Vonore, TN, United States of America

Thomas Franklin Ramke, Jr