Centralized Backup Migration via Client Device Manager
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Solution Overview
Problem
The migration of backup targets from multiple storage units to a single centrally-managed storage unit is a complex process requiring extensive modifications to individual command line instructions for each asset, making it inefficient and labor-intensive.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that detect backup operation triggers, identify the relevant service, and utilize centralized protection information from a client device manager to perform backup operations, allowing for centralized management and redirection of backup targets to a centrally-managed backup device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual modification of individual command line instructions is used for each asset, then backup operations can be performed on each asset, but the migration process becomes extensive and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a client device manager as an intermediary component that maintains a service-asset map and provides centralized protection information. This mediator automates the migration process by handling the complexity of redirecting backup operations from multiple storage units to a centralized backup device, eliminating the need for manual modification of individual command line instructions for each asset.
Solution Approach 2:
The backup agent on the client device automatically queries the client device manager for centralized protection information and performs backup operations based on the received information. This self-service mechanism allows the system to automatically manage the migration process without requiring manual intervention for each asset, thereby improving productivity while reducing migration complexity.
2Ease of operation
If centralized protection information is used to manage backup operations, then administrative efficiency is improved, but the system requires a client device manager to maintain service-asset maps
Solution Approach 1:
The client device manager serves multiple functions: it maintains the service-asset map, provides centralized protection information to backup agents, and manages the migration process. This multi-functional design consolidates several responsibilities into a single component, improving ease of operation through centralized management while managing system architecture complexity through functional integration.
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AI summary
A method and system for intelligently migrating to a centralized protection framework. Specifically, the disclosed method and system entail redirecting the target of asset backup operations for any given asset from one or more legacy backup devices to a centrally-managed backup device.