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Offline messaging between a repository storage operation cell and remote storage operation cells via an intermediary media agent

  • US 10,200,475 B2
  • Filed: 10/10/2017
  • Issued: 02/05/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system comprising:

  • a media agent that executes on a first computing device comprising one or more processors and computer memory,wherein the media agent is configured to communicate with a first storage manager and a second storage manager to enable the first storage manager and the second storage manager to communicate with each other via the media agent,wherein the first storage manager manages a first storage operation cell for storage management operations, andwherein the second storage manager manages a second storage operation cell that is distinct from the first storage operation cell, and further wherein the second storage manager is configured to store information about the storage management operations in the first storage operation cell as reported by the first storage manager; and

    wherein the media agent is further configured to;

    process one or more messages directed to the first storage manager, and received from the second storage manager when the media agent is out of communication with the first storage manager, into one or more processed messages prior to transmission to the first storage manager,when in communication with the first storage manager, transmit the one or more processed messages to the first storage manager, andtransmit to the second storage manager at least one message received from the first storage manager comprising metadata about one or more of the storage management operations in the first storage operation cell.

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