Systems and methods for detecting & mitigating storage risks
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1. A method for detecting risks to data storage resources in a network comprising a storage operation cell hierarchy comprising hierarchically organized storage operation cells, the method comprising:
- maintaining multiple storage policies for a plurality of storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, the policies defining one or more risk criteria relating to a plurality of physical data storage resources, wherein each of the plurality of physical data storage resources is associated with one or more storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, wherein each of the plurality of storage operation cell comprises a data agent component of a client computer for communicating with a physical data storage resource, a media agent component for communicating with another physical data storage resource, and a storage manager component for managing the data agent component and the media agent component;
receiving data relating to a status and a type of a particular physical data storage resource among the plurality of physical data storage resources through the storage manager component of a corresponding storage operation cell among the plurality of storage operation cells, wherein the type of the particular physical data storage resource indicates whether the resource stores primary or secondary copies of data;
determining whether the received data relating to the particular physical data storage resource satisfies any of the risk criteria based on the received status and type of the particular physical data storage resource; and
upon determining that the particular physical data storage resource satisfies at least one of the risk criteria, automatically implementing a storage operation to mitigate risk at the particular physical data storage resource.
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Abstract
The present invention provides systems and methods for data storage. A hierarchical storage management architecture is presented to facilitate data management. The disclosed system provides methods for evaluating the state of stored data relative to enterprise needs by using weighted parameters that may be user defined. Also disclosed are systems and methods evaluating costing and risk management associated with stored data.
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1. A method for detecting risks to data storage resources in a network comprising a storage operation cell hierarchy comprising hierarchically organized storage operation cells, the method comprising:
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maintaining multiple storage policies for a plurality of storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, the policies defining one or more risk criteria relating to a plurality of physical data storage resources, wherein each of the plurality of physical data storage resources is associated with one or more storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, wherein each of the plurality of storage operation cell comprises a data agent component of a client computer for communicating with a physical data storage resource, a media agent component for communicating with another physical data storage resource, and a storage manager component for managing the data agent component and the media agent component; receiving data relating to a status and a type of a particular physical data storage resource among the plurality of physical data storage resources through the storage manager component of a corresponding storage operation cell among the plurality of storage operation cells, wherein the type of the particular physical data storage resource indicates whether the resource stores primary or secondary copies of data; determining whether the received data relating to the particular physical data storage resource satisfies any of the risk criteria based on the received status and type of the particular physical data storage resource; and upon determining that the particular physical data storage resource satisfies at least one of the risk criteria, automatically implementing a storage operation to mitigate risk at the particular physical data storage resource. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A computer readable medium storing program code which when executed on a computer, causes the computer to perform a method for detecting risks to data storage resources in a network comprising a storage operation cell hierarchy comprising hierarchically organized storage operation cells, the method comprising:
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maintaining multiple storage policies for a plurality of storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, the storage policies defining one or more risk criteria relating to a plurality of physical data storage resources, wherein each of the plurality of physical data storage resources is associated with one or more storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, wherein each of the plurality of storage operation cells comprises a data agent component of a client computer for communicating with a physical data storage resource, a media agent component for communicating with another physical data storage resource, and a storage manager component for managing the data agent component and the media agent component; receiving data relating to a status and a type of a particular physical data storage resource among the plurality of physical data storage resources through the storage manager component of a corresponding storage operation cell among the plurality of storage operation cells, wherein the type of the particular physical data storage resource is an indication of whether the resource stores primary or secondary copies of data; determining whether the received data relating to the particular physical data storage resource satisfies any of the risk criteria based on the received status and type of the particular physical data storage resource; and upon determining that the particular physical data storage resource satisfies at least one of the risk criteria, automatically implementing a storage operation to mitigate risk at the particular physical data storage resource. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for detecting risks to data storage resources in a network comprising a storage operation cell hierarchy, wherein the storage operation cell hierarchy comprises a plurality of hierarchically organized storage operation cells each comprising a data agent component of a client computer for communicating with a physical data storage resource, a media agent component for communicating with another physical data storage resource, and a storage manager component for managing the data agent component and the media agent component, the system comprising:
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a plurality of storage policies defining one or more risk criteria relating to a plurality of physical data storage resources, wherein each of the plurality of physical data storage resources is associated with one or more storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy; a processor in communication with the storage policies and configured to; receive data relating to the status and type of a particular physical data storage resource among the plurality of physical data storage resources, wherein the type of the particular physical data storage resource is an indication of whether the resource stores primary or secondary copies of data; determine whether the received data relating to the particular physical data storage resource satisfies any of the risk criteria based on the received status and type; and automatically implement a storage operation to mitigate risk at the particular physical data storage resource upon determining that the particular physical data storage resource satisfies at least one of the risk criteria. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A system for detecting risks to data storage resources in a network comprising a storage operation cell hierarchy, wherein the storage operation cell hierarchy comprises a plurality of hierarchically organized storage operation cells each comprising a data agent component of a client computer for communicating with a physical data storage resource, a media agent component for communicating with another physical data storage resource, and a storage manager component for managing the data agent component and the media agent component, comprising:
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a means for maintaining multiple storage policies for a plurality of storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy, the storage policies defining one or more risk criteria relating to a plurality of physical data storage resources, wherein each of the plurality of physical data storage resources is associated with one or more storage operation cells within the storage operation cell hierarchy; a receiving means for receiving data relating to the status and type of a particular physical data storage resource among the plurality of physical data storage resources through the storage manager component of a corresponding storage operation cell among the plurality of storage operation cells, wherein the type of the particular physical data storage resource is an indication of whether the resource stores primary or secondary copies of data; a determining means for determining whether the received data relating to the particular physical data storage resource satisfies any of the risk criteria based on the received status and type; and a means for automatically implementing a storage operation to mitigate risk at the physical data storage resource upon determining that the particular physical data storage resource satisfies at least one of the risk criteria. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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