System and method for archiving within a client management tool

• US 7,039,695 B1
• Filed: 04/28/2000
• Issued: 05/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: DeLuca, Steve A., Bishop, David A., Martin, Sally J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Burgess, Glenton B.
• Assistant Examiner(s): STRANGE, AARON N
• Application Number:
  US09/561,150
• Time in Patent Office: 2,195 Days
• Field of Search: 709/217, 709/219, 709/223, 709/224, 709/201, 709/203, 709/225, 707/204
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0893 Assignment of logical groups to network elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0894 Policy-based network configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0896 Bandwidth or capacity management, i.e. automatically increasing or decreasing capacities flow or congestion control using dynamic resource allocation, e.g. in-call renegotiation, H04L47/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5025 by proactively reacting to service quality change, e.g. by reconfiguration after service quality degradation or upgrade
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 43/00 Arrangements for monitoring or testing data switching networks

Abstract

A method and system is provided for archiving data within a client management tool. The archiving methods include accessing a set of client management data and creating an archive file. The method may further include reactivating an archive file, deleting an archive file, and reactivating a deleted archive file.

Claims

1. A method of archiving client management data within a client management tool, said method comprising:

accessing a set of client management data from within the client management tool, the client management data comprising at least performance monitoring data and capacity planning data, the performance monitoring data being measured at a first interval and the capacity planning data being measured at a second interval, wherein the first and second interval are different; and

creating an archive file for archival storage from within the client management tool, wherein the archive file comprises at least a selective, independently archivable portion of the client management data in the set, wherein the client management tool provides a common interface to initialize the measurement of the client management data and to create, restore or delete the archive file having the measured client management data.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 further comprising:

automatically archiving client management data at a selected time interval.

3. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein the selected time interval is one year.

4. The method as recited in claim 2, wherein a user selects the time interval.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

deleting the archive file.

6. The method as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

automatically deleting the archive file after a selected period of time.

7. The method as recited in claim 5, further comprising:

reactivating the deleted archive file.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising:

reactivating the archive file.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein a first portion of the archive file contains raw data over a first period of time and wherein a second portion of the archive file contains averaged data over a second period of time.

10. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the first period of time is approximately 90 days.

11. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the second portion of the archived file includes data averaged on a per day basis.

12. The method as recited in claim 9, wherein the second period of time is approximately one year minus the first period of time.

13. A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing the steps recited in claim 1.

14. A computer system having a processor, a memory, and an operating environment, the computer system to execute the steps recited in claim 1.

15. A computer-readable medium, the computer readable medium having recorded therein modules to archive client management data, comprising:

an access module to access a set of client management data from within a client management tool, the client management data comprising at least performance monitoring data and capacity planning data, the performance monitoring data being collected at a first interval and the capacity planning data being collected at a second interval, wherein the first and second interval are different; and

an archive module, communicating with the access module, to create an archive file for archival storage from within the client management tool, wherein the archive file comprises at least a selective, independently archivable portion of the client management data in the set, wherein the client management tool provides a common interface to initialize the collection of the client management data and to create, restore or delete the archive file having the collected client management data.

16. The computer-readable medium as recited in claim 15, wherein the archive file is divided into a plurality of segments and distributed among a plurality of storage devices.

17. A computer system, comprising:

an access module within a client management tool to access a set of client management data, the client management data comprising at least performance monitoring data and capacity planning data, the performance monitoring data being collected at a first interval and the capacity planning data being collected at a second interval, wherein the first and second interval are different; and

an archive module, communicating with the access module, the archive module operating within the client management tool to create an archive file for archival storage, wherein the archive file includes at least a selective, independently archivable portion of the client management data in the set, wherein the client management tool provides a common interface to initialize the collection of the client management data and to create, restore or delete the archive file having the collected client management data.

18. The computer system as recited in claim 17, wherein the archive file is divided into a plurality of segments, and the plurality of segments are mirrored on a plurality of storage devices.