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DATA PROTECTION OPERATIONS BASED ON NETWORK PATH INFORMATION

  • US 20170235647A1
  • Filed: 09/30/2016
  • Published: 08/17/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2016
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method for performing a backup operation in a data storage system, the method comprising:

  • with a media agent comprising one or more hardware processors and in communication with one or more secondary storage devices,receiving, from a storage manager, a first request to generate network path information associated with a client computing device, the first request including client information identifying at least a data type of primary data stored on one or more primary storage devices associated with the client computing device;

    generating the network path information based on the client information, the network path information identifying a location within the one or more secondary storage devices that is associated with the client computing device;

    transmitting the generated network path information to the storage manager;

    receiving, from the client computing device, a second request to store a copy of the primary data stored on the one or more primary storage devices onto the one or more secondary storage devices associated with the media agent as part of a data protection operation, the second request including the network path information generated by the media agent; and

    causing, based on the network path information, the copy of the primary data to be stored in the location within the one or more secondary storage devices associated with the client computing device.

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