DATA RECOVERY USING A CLOUD-BASED REMOTE DATA RECOVERY CENTER
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable media having code stored thereon, the code when executed by a processor, causing the processor to assist in providing a cloud-based backup storage service to a computer network at a production data facility, the method comprising:
- configuring, at the cloud-based backup storage facility, a cloud storage manager to communicatively couple to a local storage manager,wherein the computer network includes the local storage manager but not the cloud storage manager;
wherein the local storage manager is configured to control a backup operation of data in the computer network and communicate storage metadata generated during the backup operation to the cloud storage manager;
receiving, without receiving actual data backed up during the backup operation, the storage metadata at the cloud storage manager;
processing the storage metadata to generate usage information; and
storing the storage metadata at a cloud metadata storage system.
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Abstract
A Remote Metadata Center provides Distaster Recovery (DR) testing and metadata backup services to multiple business organizations. Metadata associated with local data backups performed at business organizations is transmitted to the Remote Metadata Center. Corresponding backup data is stored in a data storage system that is either stored locally at the business organization or at a data storage facility that is at a different location than the Remote Metadata Center and the business organization. DR testing can be staged from the Remote Data Center using the metadata received and optionally with assistance from an operator at the business organization and/or the data storage facility.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable media having code stored thereon, the code when executed by a processor, causing the processor to assist in providing a cloud-based backup storage service to a computer network at a production data facility, the method comprising:
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configuring, at the cloud-based backup storage facility, a cloud storage manager to communicatively couple to a local storage manager, wherein the computer network includes the local storage manager but not the cloud storage manager; wherein the local storage manager is configured to control a backup operation of data in the computer network and communicate storage metadata generated during the backup operation to the cloud storage manager; receiving, without receiving actual data backed up during the backup operation, the storage metadata at the cloud storage manager; processing the storage metadata to generate usage information; and storing the storage metadata at a cloud metadata storage system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for performing disaster recovery (DR) testing on backup data in a local computer network, comprising:
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at least one processor; memory coupled to the processor; means for performing backup operations to copy production data from multiple computers communicatively coupled to the local computer network; means for transmitting metadata generated during the backup operations, without transmitting the copied production data, to a remote metadata storage center; means for receiving an operator command at a local administration server at the local computer network, to perform DR testing on the copied production data; and means for sending a DR testing request to the remote metadata storage center; means for permitting or passing control to the remote metadata storage center to perform the DR testing. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of performing disaster recovery (DR) testing on backup data in a first computer network, comprising:
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performing a periodic, scheduled or on-demand backup operation to copy production data from a plurality of computers communicatively coupled to the first computer network; transmitting metadata generated during the backup operation, without transmitting the copied production data, to a geographically remote metadata storage center, wherein the transmission is performed over a second network; receiving an operator command at a remote administration server at the remote data center, to perform DR testing on the copied production data; and executing the DR testing via the remote administration server, using the metadata, without control from a computer coupled to the local computer network.
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17. A method of managing metadata for a first customer having a first production data site and a first data storage facility and a second customer, different from the first customer, having a second production data site and a second data storage facility, the method comprising:
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receiving first metadata from the first customer, the first metadata being generated as a result of a first data backup operation in which a first backup data is stored at the first data storage facility; generating, based on the received first metadata, a first data structure comprising first metadata restoration information; receiving second metadata from the second customer, the second metadata being generated as a result of a second data backup operation in which a second backup data is stored at the second data storage facility; wherein the first and second customers are two distinct corporate entities; generating, based on the received second metadata, a second data structure comprising second metadata restoration information; storing the first metadata and the second metadata in their respective secure data locations; receiving a data recovery request from the first customer; retrieving the first metadata using the first data structure; and making available the retrieved first metadata to the first customer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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