×

Data protection scheduling, such as providing a flexible backup window in a data protection system

  • US 10,198,324 B2
  • Filed: 06/03/2014
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A method in a data storage system for performing a data storage operation on a set of data, the method comprising:

  • during a time window having a start time and an end time, determining that a condition associated with a data storage operation to be performed by the data storage system on a set of data satisfies a threshold condition,wherein the time window is associated with performing multiple data storage operations within the data storage system and is selected based on a predicted network load applied to the data storage system during performance of the multiple data storage, operations;

    scheduling a time to start the data storage operation within the selected time window;

    performing at least a portion of the data storage operation on the set of data within the selected time window; and

    monitoring usage of resources during performance of the at least portion of the data storage operation to determine whether to dynamically alter the schedule for performing a remaining portion of the data storage operation;

    comparing remaining time within the time window to an estimated time remaining to complete the remaining portion of the data storage operation; and

    when the remaining time within the time window is less than the estimated time to complete the remaining portion of the data storage operation, performing the remaining portion of the data storage operation by;

    completing data storage jobs for a first type of data of the set of data; and

    delaying data storage jobs for a second type of data within the set of data.

View all claims
  • 4 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×