Cloud Native Backup Policy Assignment via Application Tagging

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing data backup systems face inefficiencies in managing cloud native and non-cloud native applications, as they require manual assignment of backup policies, which is complex and time-consuming, especially in environments with a large number of both types of applications.

Innovation Solution

A system and method that utilize tags associated with applications to automatically assign cloud native or non-cloud native backup policies based on host metadata, enabling efficient backup generation for cloud native and non-cloud native applications.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If manual assignment of backup policies is used for cloud native and non-cloud native applications, then backup policy assignment can be performed, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming especially in environments with large number of applications

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebackup policy assignment processVSAvoidtime required for manual policy assignment

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic self-service backup policy assignment by having applications register themselves with the backup manager and receive appropriate backup policies based on their cloud native status, eliminating the need for manual intervention in policy assignment

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes the state of backup policy assignment from manual configuration to automated determination by evaluating application characteristics (cloud native vs. non-cloud native) and automatically assigning corresponding backup policies

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If manual assignment of backup policies is performed for each application, then backup policies can be assigned, but the complexity of managing backup policies increases significantly

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebackup policy management efficiencyVSAvoidcomplexity of backup policy management

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments backup policies into distinct categories (cloud native backup policy and non-cloud native backup policy) and automatically assigns the appropriate segment to each application based on its type, simplifying the overall management complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

Applications automatically register themselves with the backup manager and receive appropriate backup policies without manual intervention, reducing the operational complexity of backup policy management

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Data Source

PatentUS11256574B1Method and system for backing up cloud native and non-cloud native applications

Publication Date: 2022.02.22 EMC IP HLDG CO LLC

AI summary

A method for backing up data is performed by a backup manager. The method includes obtaining, by the backup manager, a first request from a host, wherein the first request is associated with an application on the host; in response to the first request: obtaining backup policies; obtaining a tag associated with the application; making a first determination that the tag indicates that the application is a cloud native application; and in response to the first determination: associating the application with a cloud native backup policy, wherein the cloud native backup policy is one of the backup policies; and initiating backup generation of the application based on the cloud native backup policy.