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DATA PROTECTION SCHEDULING, SUCH AS PROVIDING A FLEXIBLE BACKUP WINDOW IN A DATA PROTECTION SYSTEM

  • US 20140279922A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2014
  • Published: 09/18/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/18/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for dynamically scheduling storage operations so that the storage operations can be completed during an available storage window, the system comprising:

  • a management component to receive storage operation requests;

    a jobs agent configured to dynamically determine a schedule for performing multiple storage operations;

    a monitoring component configured to monitor usage of resources after starting storage operations, and to assist in dynamically altering the schedule for performing storage operations; and

    a database agent configured to store performance data for determining a time to perform each storage operation,wherein the performance data facilitates an analysis of system resource load to be used at least in part in determining the schedule; and

    an analysis component configured to determine when storage operations are exempt from dynamically altering scheduling,wherein when a storage operation is exempt from dynamically altered scheduling, then the system is configured to—

    perform the storage operation in an order in which hard coded storage operations to be completed within a time window are performed first,followed by performing storage operations having a deadline of completion less than a threshold deadline.

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