Merging Conflicting Backup Policies to Reduce Resource Consumption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current backup systems face inefficiencies when multiple conflicting backup policies are assigned to a single backup object, leading to increased resource consumption and manual intervention, which can be costly and time-consuming.
Innovation Solution
A device and method for merging conflicting backup policies into a unified policy, generating a merged backup policy that combines rules from multiple policies while ensuring resource consumption remains below a predefined threshold, thereby automating the backup process and reducing redundant efforts.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple backup policies are assigned to a backup object, then comprehensive backup coverage is achieved, but resource consumption increases excessively
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple conflicting backup policies into a single unified backup policy by combining rules from different policies and resolving conflicts through predefined priority relationships. This consolidation maintains comprehensive backup coverage while eliminating redundant backup tasks that consume excessive resources.
2Reliability
If multiple backup policies are assigned to a backup object, then comprehensive backup coverage is achieved, but manual intervention is required
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically resolves policy conflicts by detecting conflicting backup policies, analyzing their rules and priority relationships, and generating a merged policy without requiring manual user intervention. This self-service mechanism maintains comprehensive backup coverage while fully automating the conflict resolution process.
3Reliability
If multiple backup tasks are created for a backup object, then all policy requirements are met, but storage space and CPU time are excessively consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple backup policies into a single unified policy that consolidates all backup requirements. By executing one merged backup task instead of multiple separate tasks, the system maintains policy compliance while significantly reducing the storage space and CPU time consumed by redundant backup operations.
4Reliability
If multiple backup tasks are created for a backup object, then all policy requirements are met, but the solution becomes too costly
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges multiple backup policies into a single unified policy that consolidates all backup requirements. By executing one merged backup task instead of multiple separate tasks, the system maintains full policy compliance while significantly reducing the computational resources, storage space, and operational costs associated with running multiple redundant backup tasks.
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AI summary
A device for merging backup policies is configured to determine, if a first backup policy comprising a first set of rules, and a second backup policy comprising a second set of rules, are assigned to a backup object. The device is further configured to, when the first backup policy and the second backup policy are assigned to the backup object, generate a merged backup policy comprising a merged set of rules, based on the first backup policy and the second backup policy. A resource consumption of a backup created according to the merged backup policy is below a predefined threshold.