Acceleration of cloud-based migration/backup through pre-population

• US 8,468,139 B1
• Filed: 07/16/2012
• Issued: 06/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: O'Connor, Clint H., Haze, Michael, Lo, Yuan-Chang
• Primary Examiner(s): Vital, Pierre
• Assistant Examiner(s): HARMON, COURTNEY N
• Application Number:
  US13/549,982
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 707/654, 726/15, 726/3, 713/160
• US Class Current: 707/654
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2035 without idle spare hardware
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/2041 with more than one idle spare processing component
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/119 Details of migration of file systems migration mechanisms in storage systems G06F3/0647
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/00 Security arrangements for protecting computers, components thereof, programs or data against unauthorised activity
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1011 to devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/105 Arrangements for software license management or administration, e.g. for managing licenses at corporate level
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1082 Backup or restore
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2151 Time stamp
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1095 Replication or mirroring of data, e.g. scheduling or transport for data synchronisation between network nodes

Abstract

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing automated, cloud-based migrations of entitled digital assets. A set of entitlement data corresponding to a set of digital assets installed on a first system is processed with a set of digital asset source data to generate an equivalent set of digital assets. A first identifier associated with the source system is then cross-referenced to a second identifier associated with a target system. The second identifier and the set of entitlement data are processed to generate a second set of digital asset entitlements entitling the target system to use the set of equivalent digital assets. A migration request and the second identifier are then processed to provide the set of equivalent digital assets to the target system.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for migrating entitled digital assets, comprising:

receiving a first identifier and a first set of entitlement data, the first identifier corresponding to a first system, the first set of entitlement data corresponding to a first set of digital assets installed on the first system;

processing the first set of entitlement data and a set of digital asset source data to generate a second set of digital assets equivalent to the first set of digital assets;

processing a second identifier corresponding to a second system, the first identifier, and the first set of entitlement data to generate a first set of digital asset entitlements entitling the second system to use the second set of digital assets;

receiving the second identifier and a first request to migrate the second set of digital assets from the first system to the second system; and

providing the second set of digital assets to the second system; and

wherein the first system comprises a second set of entitlement data corresponding to a third set of digital assets installed on the first system;

the second set of entitlement data and the third set of digital assets are received from the first system;

the second identifier and the second set of entitlement data are processed to generate a second set of digital asset entitlements entitling the second system to use the third set of digital assets;

the second identifier and a second request to are received to migrate the third set of digital assets from the first system to the second system; and

the third set or digital assets are provided to the second system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second system comprises a virtual machine.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the first set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the first set of digital assets.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the first set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the second set of digital assets.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the second set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the third set of digital assets.

6. A system comprising:

a processor;

a data bus coupled to the processor; and

a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for;

receiving a first identifier and a first set of entitlement data, the first identifier corresponding to a first system, the first set of entitlement data corresponding to a first set of digital assets installed on the first system;

processing the first set of entitlement data and a set of digital asset source data to generate a second set of digital assets equivalent to the first set of digital assets;

processing a second identifier corresponding to a second system, the first identifier, and the first set of entitlement data to generate a first set of digital asset entitlements entitling the second system to use the second set of digital assets;

receiving the second identifier and a first request to migrate the second set of digital assets from the first system to the second system; and

providing the second set of digital assets to the second system; and

wherein the first system comprises a second set of entitlement data corresponding to a third set of digital assets installed on the first system;

the second set of entitlement data and the third set of digital assets are received from the first system;

the second identifier and the second set of entitlement data are processed to generate a second set of digital asset entitlements entitling the second system to use the third set of digital assets;

the second identifier and a second request to are received to migrate the third set of digital assets from the first system to the second system; and

the third set or digital assets are provided to the second system.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the second system comprises a virtual machine.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the first set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the first set of digital assets.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the first set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the second set of digital assets.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the second set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the third set of digital assets.

11. A non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for:

receiving a first identifier and a first set of entitlement data, the first identifier corresponding to a first system, the first set of entitlement data corresponding to a first set of digital assets installed on the first system;

processing the first set of entitlement data and a set of digital asset source data to generate a second set of digital assets equivalent to the first set of digital assets;

processing a second identifier corresponding to a second system, the first identifier, and the first set of entitlement data to generate a first set of digital asset entitlements entitling the second system to use the second set of digital assets;

receiving the second identifier and a first request to migrate the second set of digital assets from the first system to the second system; and

providing the second set of digital assets to the second system; and

wherein the first system comprises a second set of entitlement data corresponding to a third set of digital assets installed on the first system;

the second set of entitlement data and the third set of digital assets are received from the first system;

the second identifier and the second set of entitlement data are processed to generate a second set of digital asset entitlements entitling the second system to use the third set of digital assets;

the second identifier and a second request to are received to migrate the third set of digital assets from the first system to the second system; and

the third set or digital assets are provided to the second system.

12. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the second system comprises a virtual machine.

13. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the first set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the first set of digital assets.

14. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the first set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the second set of digital assets.

15. The non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the first identifier, the second identifier and the second set of entitlement data are processed upon completion of the migration to disentitle the first system to use the third set of digital assets.