METHOD, SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM FOR RETENTION MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION OF STORED OBJECTS

• US 20060282630A1
• Filed: 08/18/2006
• Published: 12/14/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 09/08/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Hochberg, Avishai Haim, Cannon, David Maxwell, Haye, Mark Alan, Martin, Howard Newton, Warren, Donald Paul, Marek, Toby Lyn
• Granted Patent: US 7,600,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 711/160
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/122 using management policies backup systems G06F11/1446; file migration policies for HSM systems G06F16/185
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/185 Hierarchical storage management [HSM] systems, e.g. file migration or policies thereof details of archiving G06F16/11
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99954 Version management

Abstract

Provided are a method, system, and program for managing retention of stored objects. A modification request is received with respect to a stored object. A determination is made as to whether a retention protection mechanism is set and a storage policy associated with the stored object is processed to determine whether the stored object has expired according to the storage policy in response to determining that the retention protection mechanism is set. The modification request is allowed to proceed in response to determining that the stored object has expired.

Claims

1. A method for managing retention of stored objects, comprising:

receiving a modification request with respect to a stored object;

determining whether a retention protection mechanism is set;

processing a storage policy associated with the stored object to determine whether the stored object has expired according to the storage policy in response to determining that the retention protection mechanism is set; and

allowing the modification request to proceed in response to determining that the stored object has expired.

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