Cross-system storage management for transferring data across autonomous information management systems
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- executing, by a first computing device, a first executable version of an information management software;
executing, by the first computing device, a second executable version of the information management software,based on shared binaries for instantiating the first executable version of the information management software and the second executable version of the information management software,wherein when using the second executable version of the information management software, the first computing device operates as a client of a second information management system that is managed by a second storage manager, andwherein data generated by the first computing device is protected according to at least one storage policy configured in the second information management system;
transmitting information about the first computing device, by the second storage manager to a first storage manager that manages a first information management system, wherein the first information management system lacks any storage policies for protecting the data generated by the first computing device;
managing, by the first storage manager, based on the information about the first computing device received from the second storage manager, a data transfer of a secondary copy of data from the first information management system to the first computing device executing the first executable version of the information management software based on the shared binaries,thereby making the transferred secondary copy of data part of the second information management system; and
after the data transfer completes, communicatively decoupling the first computing device from the first information management system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for cross-system storage management for transferring data across autonomous information management systems. Data may be transferred from one information management system to another information management system without interfering with or overriding each system'"'"'s autonomy. For example, a secondary copy of production data (e.g., backed up data) is transferred from a first information management system that originated the data to a component of another “foreign” information management system. A first storage manager that manages the first information management system also manages the cross-system data transfer operation to a “foreign” client computing device, which remains under autonomous management as a component of the foreign information management system.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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executing, by a first computing device, a first executable version of an information management software; executing, by the first computing device, a second executable version of the information management software, based on shared binaries for instantiating the first executable version of the information management software and the second executable version of the information management software, wherein when using the second executable version of the information management software, the first computing device operates as a client of a second information management system that is managed by a second storage manager, and wherein data generated by the first computing device is protected according to at least one storage policy configured in the second information management system; transmitting information about the first computing device, by the second storage manager to a first storage manager that manages a first information management system, wherein the first information management system lacks any storage policies for protecting the data generated by the first computing device; managing, by the first storage manager, based on the information about the first computing device received from the second storage manager, a data transfer of a secondary copy of data from the first information management system to the first computing device executing the first executable version of the information management software based on the shared binaries, thereby making the transferred secondary copy of data part of the second information management system; and after the data transfer completes, communicatively decoupling the first computing device from the first information management system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium, excluding transitory propagating signals, storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device comprising one or more processors and computer-readable memory, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:
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executing a first executable version of an information management software for receiving data transfers from a first information management system under management by a first storage manager; executing a second executable version of the information management software, based on shared binaries for instantiating the first executable version of the information management software and the second executable version of the information management software, wherein when using the second executable version of the information management software, the computing device operates as a client of a second information management system under management by a second storage manager, and wherein the second information management system comprises at least one storage policy for protecting data generated by the computing device; receiving, by the first executable version of the information management software executing on the computing device based on the shared binaries, a data transfer of a secondary copy of data from the first information management system, thereby making the transferred secondary copy of data part of the second information management system, wherein the first information management system lacks any storage policies for protecting the data generated by the first computing device, and wherein the data transfer is managed by the first storage manager based on information about the first computing device received by the first storage manager from the second storage manager; and after the data transfer completes, communicatively decoupling the computing device from the first information management system. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system comprising a computing device comprising one or more processors and computer-readable memory, wherein the computing device is configured to:
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execute a first executable version of an information management software for receiving data transfers from a first information management system under management by a first storage manager; execute a second executable version of the information management software, based on shared binaries for instantiating the first executable version of the information management software and the second executable version of the information management software, wherein when using the second executable version of the information management software, the computing device operates as a client of a second information management system under management by a second storage manager, and wherein the second information management system comprises at least one storage policy for protecting data generated by the computing device; receive, by the first executable version of the information management software executing on the computing device based on the shared binaries, a data transfer of a secondary copy of data from the first information management system, thereby making the transferred secondary copy of data part of the second information management system, wherein the first information management system lacks any storage policies for protecting the data generated by the first computing device, and wherein the data transfer is managed by the first storage manager based on information about the first computing device received by the first storage manager from the second storage manager; and after the data transfer completes, communicatively decouple from the first information management system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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