CAPACITY MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving system information, pertaining to a storage backup environment, wherein the storage backup environment comprises a client computer system and a backup server;
calculating a compression ratio of the storage on the backup server and a backup ratio between an amount of data on the client computer system and an amount of data on the backup server;
calculating an average amount of storage consumed on the backup server per unit of storage on the client computer system based, at least in part, on the calculated backup ratio and the calculated compression ratio; and
determining an existing backup capacity for the storage backup environment by identifying an amount representing the actual capacity of data capable of being stored on the backup server and reducing the amount representing the actual capacity according to the calculated average amount of storage consumed on the backup server.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide methods, program products, and systems for determining an amount of usable storage in a backup environment. Embodiments of the present invention can be used to receive system information pertaining to a storage backup environment. Embodiments of the present invention can calculate a compression ratio of the storage on a backup server and a backup ratio between an amount of data on a client computer system and an amount of data on the backup server and calculate an average amount of storage consumed on the backup server. Embodiments of the present invention can determine an existing backup capacity for the storage backup environment by identifying an amount representing the actual capacity of data capable of being stored on the backup server and reducing the amount representing the actual capacity according to the calculated average amount of storage consumed on the backup server.
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18 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving system information, pertaining to a storage backup environment, wherein the storage backup environment comprises a client computer system and a backup server; calculating a compression ratio of the storage on the backup server and a backup ratio between an amount of data on the client computer system and an amount of data on the backup server; calculating an average amount of storage consumed on the backup server per unit of storage on the client computer system based, at least in part, on the calculated backup ratio and the calculated compression ratio; and determining an existing backup capacity for the storage backup environment by identifying an amount representing the actual capacity of data capable of being stored on the backup server and reducing the amount representing the actual capacity according to the calculated average amount of storage consumed on the backup server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer program product comprising:
one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive system information, pertaining to a storage backup environment, wherein the storage backup environment comprises a client computer system and a backup server; program instructions to calculate a compression ratio of the storage on the backup server and a backup ratio between an amount of data on the client computer system and an amount of data on the backup server; program instructions to calculate an average amount of storage consumed on the backup server per unit of storage on the client computer system based, at least in part, on the calculated backup ratio and the calculated compression ratio; and program instructions to determine an existing backup capacity for the storage backup environment by identifying an amount representing the actual capacity of data capable of being stored on the backup server and reducing the amount representing the actual capacity according to the calculated average amount of storage consumed on the backup server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer system comprising:
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one or more computer processors; one or more computer readable storage media; and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising; program instructions to receive system information, pertaining to a storage backup environment, wherein the storage backup environment comprises a client computer system and a backup server; program instructions to calculate a compression ratio of the storage on the backup server and a backup ratio between an amount of data on the client computer system and an amount of data on the backup server; program instructions to calculate an average amount of storage consumed on the backup server per unit of storage on the client computer system based, at least in part, on the calculated backup ratio and the calculated compression ratio; and program instructions to determine an existing backup capacity for the storage backup environment by identifying an amount representing the actual capacity of data capable of being stored on the backup server and reducing the amount representing the actual capacity according to the calculated average amount of storage consumed on the backup server. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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