SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING REPLICATION COPY STORAGE OPERATIONS
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for performing storage operations relating to a first secondary copy of electronic data. A storage policy or storage preferences may dictate that a replication copy should be used in storage operations performed to a particular client, sub-client, data, media or other item. Based on the storage policy, when a new client, sub-client, data, media or other item is received, a media agent determines whether there is a replication copy of the item. In the absence of a replication copy, one may be created. The replication copy may be provided by a third party application, or created by the client or a storage management system component. Information regarding the replication copy and its corresponding first secondary copy may be stored in a database. To optimize use of system resources, storage operations relating to the first secondary copy may be performed using the replication copy instead of the first secondary copy.
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21 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A method for performing a storage operation using a replication copy, the method comprising:
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receiving from a management module executing on at least one processor an instruction to perform a storage operation on a first set of data stored on a first storage volume; receiving a storage policy indicating that the storage operation should be performed on a replication copy of the first set of data if a plurality of storage selection criteria is satisfied, wherein the plurality of storage selection criteria is indicative of at least one of a network pathway availability and a security requirement of the replication copy, wherein each of the plurality of storage selection criteria is assigned a corresponding priority weighting factor, the replication copy being stored on a second storage volume; determining if the replication copy is available by consulting a schedule of storage operations involving the replication copy; calculating an overall metric based on the priority weighting factors of the plurality of storage selection criteria; and performing the storage operation on data of the replication copy when the replication copy is available and when the overall metric is within a determined priority level. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A storage management system for performing a storage operation, the system comprising:
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a media agent component configured to access a first copy of production data stored in a first storage volume and a second copy of the production data stored in a second storage volume; a storage management component communicatively coupled to the media agent component and configured to, receive a storage operation request relating to the first copy of the production data, and determine according to selection criteria of at least one storage policy if the second copy should be used, in place of the first copy, to perform the storage operation, wherein the selection criteria is indicative of at least one of a network pathway availability and a security requirement of the second copy, and wherein said determining includes calculating a metric based on a priority weighting of the selection criteria, and wherein the media agent component is further configured to perform the storage operation using the second copy when (i) the second copy is available, (ii) the storage operation instruction indicates that the storage operation is to be performed on the second copy, and (iii) the metric is within a predetermined range. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for performing a storage operation, the system comprising:
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means for receiving an instruction to perform a storage operation on a first set of data stored on a first storage volume; means for receiving a storage policy indicating that the storage operation should be performed on a replication copy of the first set of data if a plurality of storage selection criteria is satisfied, wherein the plurality of storage selection criteria is indicative of at least one of a network pathway availability and a security requirement of the replication copy, wherein each of the plurality of storage selection criteria is assigned a corresponding priority weighting factor, the replication copy being stored on a second storage volume; means for determining if the replication copy is available for the storage operation; means for calculating an overall metric based on the priority weighting factors of the plurality of storage selection criteria; and means for performing the storage operation on data of the replication copy when the replication copy is available and when the overall metric is within a determined priority level. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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