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SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY UNCHARACTERIZED AND UNPROTECTED VIRTUAL MACHINES

  • US 20140181044A1
  • Filed: 06/28/2013
  • Published: 06/26/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method to identify unprotected virtual machines in a data management system, the method comprising:

  • automatically identifying with one or more computer processors virtual machines not associated with a backup policy in a data management system;

    for one or more categories where each category is associated with criteria and a backup policy, automatically determining with one or more computer processors whether backup characteristics of each virtual machine not associated with a backup policy meet the criteria associated with any category;

    for each virtual machine, automatically identifying the virtual machine as unprotected when its backup characteristics do not meet the criteria associated with any category; and

    providing a notification of the unprotected virtual machines.

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