Online Backup Plan Management Across Storage Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional backup and restore processes for electronic files are cumbersome and inconvenient, requiring lengthy recreation of file structures and backup strategies when implementing or altering a backup plan on a new computer system.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a server and a source client that generates and manages electronic-file backup plans, allowing users to specify backup destinations for files and transmit these plans over a network for storage, enabling easy recreation or implementation of backup plans on new devices by suggesting optimal backup locations and guiding users through the process.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually recreate backup plans on new computer systems, then backup strategies can be implemented, but the process becomes lengthy and cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting available storage devices and pre-configuring backup plans before the user needs them. When a new computer system is set up, the system proactively identifies storage devices and prepares backup plan options, eliminating the need for users to manually recreate file structures and backup strategies from scratch.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates copies of backup plans from existing configurations or templates. Instead of requiring users to build backup plans manually, the system generates backup plan copies that can be quickly deployed to new computer systems, significantly reducing setup time while maintaining the necessary backup strategies.
2Adaptability or versatility
If users manually configure backup destinations for each file type, then customized backup strategies can be implemented, but the complexity of the process increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by automatically detecting the characteristics of different storage devices and matching them with appropriate file types for backup. Instead of requiring users to manually configure each backup destination, the system intelligently assigns file types to storage devices based on their specific properties, maintaining customization while reducing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically detecting available storage devices, analyzing their characteristics, and configuring appropriate backup destinations without user intervention. The system autonomously matches file types with suitable storage devices based on detected properties, eliminating the need for users to manually configure complex backup strategies while still achieving customized backup plans.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a server and a source client executable on a first electronic device configured to be in communication over a network with the server. The first electronic device has stored thereon a plurality of electronic files. The first electronic device is in communication with at least one storage device of a plurality of storage devices. The source client is configured to generate a first electronic-file backup plan. The first backup plan characterizes a first set of the storage devices. The first backup plan further designates, according to input received from a user of the source client, each storage device of the first set as a backup destination for respective files of the plurality of files. The source client is further configured to transmit the first backup plan over the network to the server, wherein the server is configured to store the first backup plan in a database.