Backup Configuration Interface for Independent Multi-Resource Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional backup administration systems complicate the management of multiple backups due to the parent-child relationship between backup templates and dependent backups, making customization difficult and prone to human error.
Innovation Solution
A graphical user interface is provided to allow users to simultaneously configure multiple independent backups across multiple computing resources, maintaining their independence and allowing for easy customization without the need for redundant effort.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If backup templates are used to manage multiple backups, then configuration efficiency is improved, but backup independence is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments backup management into two distinct modes: template-based configuration for efficiency and individual backup configuration for independence. Each backup can be associated with a template or configured independently, allowing administrators to choose the appropriate mode based on specific needs. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by providing both batch configuration capability and individual customization option.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the relationship between templates and backups. Backups can transition from being template-dependent to independently configured based on administrator actions. The system supports adding, removing, and modifying template associations dynamically, allowing the backup management structure to adapt to changing requirements while maintaining both efficiency and independence where needed.
2Loss of time
If template-based configuration is used, then time consumption is reduced, but customization difficulty is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The configuration process is segmented into template-level settings and backup-level settings. Template configuration handles common parameters for multiple backups, reducing repetitive work. Individual backup configuration handles specific customizations, making it easy to override only the necessary parameters. This segmentation reduces time consumption while maintaining ease of customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary configuration through templates, pre-setting common parameters for multiple backups. This preliminary action reduces the time needed for initial setup. Administrators can then easily customize individual backups by modifying only the specific parameters that differ from the template, rather than configuring everything from scratch each time.
3Stability of the object's composition
If parent-child relationship between templates and backups is maintained, then configuration consistency is improved, but system complexity is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the template-backup relationship management into distinct operational layers. Templates provide a base configuration layer that ensures consistency across multiple backups. Individual backups represent a customization layer that can override specific parameters. This segmentation maintains configuration consistency through templates while reducing perceived complexity by clearly separating concerns and providing intuitive controls for each layer.
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AI summary
A method for simultaneously configuring multiple independent backups. The method may include (1) identifying a backup environment managed by a backup system, (2) identifying a request from a user to configure a plurality of backups within the backup environment, wherein each backup within the plurality of backups specifies, independent of any other backup, a backup operation to be performed by the backup system on a computing resource within the backup environment, (3) providing a graphical user interface that allows the user to simultaneously configure each backup within the plurality of backups, (4) receiving a request, from the user via the graphical user interface, to simultaneously configure each backup within the plurality of backups, and (5) in response to the request to simultaneously configure each backup within the plurality of backups, independently configuring each backup within the plurality of backups so as to maintain the independence of each backup.