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System and method for client policy assignment in a data storage system

  • US 10,313,442 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2017
  • Issued: 06/04/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A data storage system comprising:

  • a plurality of client computing devices each comprising computer hardware, the plurality of client computing devices including first and second client computing devices each having a first type of data backup component installed thereon;

    a computing device in communication with the plurality of client computing devices, the computing device comprising computer hardware and configured to;

    identify a first client configuration profile specifying one or more data backup operation policies that govern operation of the first type of data backup component;

    initiate a data backup operation in which the data backup component of the first type installed on the first client computing device is involved in copying primary data associated with the first client computing device from one or more primary storage devices to one or more secondary storage devices to create a backup copy, according to the one or more data backup operation policies specified in the first client configuration profile;

    store first information indicating an association between the first client configuration profile and the backup copy;

    initiate a restore operation in which the backup copy is restored from the one or more secondary storage devices to the second client computing device of the plurality of client computing devices, the second client computing device being different than the first client computing device;

    in conjunction with the restore operation, review the first information;

    based on the review of the first information, automatically associate the first client configuration profile with the second client computing device; and

    update the second client computing device according to the first client configuration profile, wherein subsequent to the updating of the second client computing device, data backup operations involving the data backup component of the first type installed on the second client computing device are governed according to the one or more data backup operation policies specified in the first client configuration profile.

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