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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Navneet Upadhyay, Greater Noida, IN;
Rejith Mohan M, Bengaluru, IN;
Elango Chockalingam, Bangalore, IN;
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
In general, the technology relates to a method for managing database copies, the method includes receiving a request to perform copy discovery on a database, wherein the database is associated with a unique identifier (UID), identifying, using an agent operatively connected to the database, entries corresponding to copies of the database specified in a catalog that are associated with the UID, wherein the catalog is associated with the database, and providing, by the agent, information about the identified copies to a data manager, wherein a data manager applies a retention policy to the identified copies.