MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SURROGATES FOR DATA MANAGEMENT

• US 20110225123A1
• Filed: 08/16/2010
• Published: 09/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/23/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Mimosa Systems Incorporated (Iron Mountain Incorporated)
• Inventors: Ravi, Thirumalai Muppur, D'Souza, Roy P., Pandit, Bhushan, Mehita, Sanjay
• Granted Patent: US 8,442,950 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/634
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1001 for accessing one among a plurality of replicated servers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1034 Reaction to server failures by a load balancer
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

Multi-dimensional surrogation systems and methods are provided that generate at least one data surrogate using information of data and numerous data changes received from at least one data source. The multi-dimensional surrogation transforms data of each data surrogate from a format of the data source to at least one alternative format. Original metadata is extracted from each data surrogate. New metadata is generated by combining portions of the original metadata and components of each data surrogate. The multi-dimensional surrogation generates an extended data surrogate comprising the data surrogate and the new metadata.

Claims

1-59. -59. (canceled)

60. A method comprising:

generating at least one data surrogate using information of received data and a plurality of data changes received from at least one data source;

identifying relationships among portions of original metadata and components of each data surrogate and generating new metadata using information of the relationships;

generating an extended data surrogate comprising the data surrogate and one of the original metadata and new metadata; and

automatically controlling moving of at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate across a plurality of storage devices using a plurality of policies.

61. The method of claim 60, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a placement policy that controls a location among the plurality of storage devices for storing the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

62. The method of claim 60, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a retention policy that controls a time for retaining the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

63. The method of claim 60, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a disposition policy that controls at least one of time, event and method for disposing of the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

64. The method of claim 60, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a filtering policy that controls filtering of the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

65. The method of claim 60, wherein the plurality of policies define at least one parameter that controls the moving, the at least one parameter comprising at least one of source, content, key word, age, size, user, policies, frequency of access, inclusions, exclusions, and capture rules.

66. The method of claim 60, wherein the moving comprises archiving at least one instance of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate in a storage device.

67. The method of claim 66, wherein the archiving includes placing at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate in a storage device as appropriate to an application to which the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate corresponds.

68. The method of claim 60, comprising automatically controlling access to at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate using the plurality of policies.

69. The method of claim 60, wherein the plurality of policies complies with at least one of legal requirements and compliance requirements of retention, disposition, monitoring and supervision when multiple copies of at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate result from the moving.

70. The method of claim 60, comprising automatically controlling at least one of the generating at least one data surrogate and the generating an extended data surrogate using the plurality of policies.

71. The method of claim 60, comprising extracting the original metadata of each data surrogate according to the plurality of policies.

72. The method of claim 60, comprising enforcing access to at least one of the data surrogates and extended data surrogates through use of the plurality of policies.

73. The method of claim 60, wherein the generating at least one data surrogate includes generating additional data surrogates corresponding in part to data changes received from additional data sources.

74. The method of claim 60, wherein the at least one data surrogate is application-aware relative to an application corresponding to the received data and the plurality of data changes.

75. The method of claim 60, wherein the generating of the new metadata comprises combining the portions of the original metadata and the components of each data surrogate.

76. A data surrogate system (DSS) including computer-readable medium encoded with a program, the program comprising:

a DSS server that receives data and a plurality of data changes;

an engine coupled to the DSS server that generates at least one data surrogate using information of the data and the plurality of data changes received from at least one data source;

an extractor coupled to the engine that identifies relationships among portions of original metadata and components of each data surrogate and generates new metadata using information of the relationships, wherein the extractor generates an extended data surrogate comprising the data surrogate and one of the original metadata and new metadata; and

a policy database coupled to the DSS server and comprising a plurality of policies, wherein the DSS server automatically controls moving of at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate across a plurality of storage devices using the plurality of policies.

77. The DSS of claim 76, comprising a policy console coupled to the policy database, wherein the policy console includes an interface by which the plurality of policies is generated and revised.

78. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a placement policy that controls a location among the plurality of storage devices for storing the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

79. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a retention policy that controls a time for retaining the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

80. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a disposition policy that controls at least one of time, event and method for disposing of the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

81. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the plurality of policies comprise a filtering policy that controls filtering of the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

82. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the plurality of policies define at least one parameter that controls the moving, the at least one parameter comprising at least one of source, content, key word, age, size, user, policies, frequency of access, inclusions, exclusions, and capture rules.

83. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the moving comprises archiving at least one instance of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate in a storage device.

84. The DSS of claim 83, wherein the archiving includes placing at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate in a storage device as appropriate to an application to which the at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate corresponds.

85. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the DSS server via the plurality of policies automatically controls access to at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate.

86. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the plurality of policies complies with at least one of legal requirements and compliance requirements of retention, disposition, monitoring and supervision when multiple copies of at least one of the data surrogate and the extended data surrogate result from the moving.

87. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the DSS server via the plurality of policies automatically controls at least one of the generating at least one data surrogate and the generating an extended data surrogate.

88. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the DSS server extracts the original metadata of each data surrogate according to the plurality of policies.

89. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the DSS server uses the plurality of policies to enforce access to at least one of the data surrogates and extended data surrogates.

90. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the generating at least one data surrogate includes generating additional data surrogates corresponding in part to data changes received from additional data sources.

91. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the at least one data surrogate is application-aware relative to an application corresponding to the received data and the plurality of data changes.

92. The DSS of claim 76, wherein the generating of the new metadata comprises combining the portions of the original metadata and the components of each data surrogate.