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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
John T. Olson, Tucson, AZ (US);
Erik Rueger, Ockenheim, DE;
Lance W. Russell, Rosanky, TX (US);
Christof Schmitt, Tucson, AZ (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A mechanism is provided for object-based storage management. A detection is made of an event being performed on or by the object. A determination is made as to whether the event meets with one or more rules in a set of rules that identify a backup or replication needing to be performed. Responsive to determining that the event meets with one or more rules in the set of rules that identify the backup or replication needing to be performed, an indication is made in a backup/replication field in metadata of the object that the backup and/or replication of the object needs to be performed. The indication in the backup/replication field in the metadata of the object causes one or more portions of the object to be backed up and/or replicated.