Application Recovery from Enterprise Image Copy
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing enterprise-level storage backups create image copies at a high granularity level, restricting recovery to the entire enterprise and making it difficult to perform application-level recoveries due to the need to capture extensive storage media configurations across hundreds or thousands of applications, which is time-consuming and resource-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that dynamically captures environmental configuration changes by creating baseline storage configuration records for each application, locking the configuration during changes, and reconciling these records with image copies to identify necessary storage media for recovery, allowing for application-level recoveries from enterprise-level image copy backups.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Speed
If enterprise-level image copy backups are created at high granularity level, then recovery speed is improved, but recovery flexibility deteriorates (restricted to entire enterprise only)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the enterprise recovery process into application-level units by creating separate physical storage configuration records for each application. This allows selective recovery of individual applications or groups of applications from the enterprise-level image copy, rather than requiring recovery of the entire enterprise system. The segmentation enables granular control over what is recovered while maintaining the efficiency of enterprise-level backup.
2Manufacturing precision
If physical storage configuration records are created for each application, then application-level recovery precision is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a universal physical storage configuration record structure that serves multiple functions: it captures application-specific storage metadata for precise recovery, maintains compatibility with enterprise-level image copy backups, and can be aggregated across multiple applications. This multi-functional record structure reduces overall system complexity by using a standardized format rather than requiring separate complex systems for each application.
3Reliability
If enterprise-wide recovery is performed from image copy, then data completeness is improved, but resource consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the necessary application-level data and storage configuration information from the enterprise-level image copy for recovery operations. By using the physical storage configuration record to identify and extract only the required application data portions, the system achieves complete recovery of needed data without consuming resources to recover or process unrelated enterprise data, thereby reducing overall resource consumption.
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AI summary
Embodiments relate to a system, program product, and method for dynamically capturing environmental configuration changes related to applications such that application-level recoveries may be performed from enterprise-level image copy backups.