Resource-Centric Backup Navigation Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional backup administration systems are cumbersome to navigate, especially when administrators need information about backup status for specific resources, leading to difficulties in managing backup environments and potential human errors.
Innovation Solution
A resource-centric view system that identifies computing resources within a backup environment, displays them as selectable elements, and provides backup information upon user input, allowing intuitive navigation and efficient transition between resource-centric and job-centric views.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional backup administration systems use a job-centric view with list filtering, then they can manage backup jobs, but the navigation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming when administrators need information about specific resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the traditional job-centric view to a resource-centric view. Instead of presenting backup jobs in a list that requires filtering and searching, the system presents computing resources as the primary navigation element. Administrators can directly select resources (servers, storage devices, etc.) and view all related backup information for those resources, eliminating the need to sort through job lists.
Solution Approach 2:
The resource-centric interface serves multiple functions simultaneously. When an administrator selects a resource, the system displays backup status, backup job details, and related information in a unified view. This multi-functional approach replaces the need for separate filtering and searching operations that were required in the job-centric system.
2Loss of information
If traditional systems present a comprehensive list of all backup jobs, then all backup information is available, but the system complexity and difficulty of navigation increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the backup information presentation by organizing it around computing resources rather than backup jobs. Each resource becomes a self-contained information hub that displays only the backup information relevant to that resource. This segmentation reduces interface complexity by eliminating the need to display and filter through all backup jobs simultaneously, while still providing complete backup information when needed.
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AI summary
A computer-implemented method for navigating backup configurations may include (1) identifying a set of computing resources within a backup environment managed by a backup system, (2) identifying a request to navigate a configuration of the backup system, and, in response to the request, (3) displaying the set of computing resources within a graphical user interface as selectable elements, (4) identifying a selection within the graphical user interface of at least one computing resource within the set of computing resources, (5) receiving an input within the graphical user interface to provide backup information relating to the selection, and, in response to the input, (6) displaying the backup information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.