System and method for performing integrated storage operations
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1. A method for performing data storage operations, comprising:
- performing a first storage operation on an information store associated with a first device in accordance with a storage policy,wherein the storage policy defines schedules for performing one or more of a full-backup or a snapshot-backup for each of the first computing device and a second computing device;
wherein performing the first storage operation includes generating first metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the first device,wherein the first metadata is associated with a first operating system of the first computing device;
performing a second storage operation on an information store associated with the second device in accordance with the storage policy,wherein performing the second storage operation includes generating second metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the second device,wherein the second metadata is associated with a second operating system of the second computing device,wherein the second operating system is a different type of operating system than the first operating system;
converting the first metadata and the second metadata to a common data format,wherein the converting occurs after the full-backup or the snapshot-backup of either the first computing device or the second computing device; and
providing a restoration interface for accessing results of both the first storage operation and the second storage operation using the common data format of the first metadata and the second metadata.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for performing integrated storage operations on an information store. The present invention comprises identifying a plurality disparate types of storage operations stored in a policy option table. A first storage operation is performed according to a first set of storage criteria stored in the policy option table and a second operation, disparate from the first storage operation, is performed according to a second set of storage criteria stored in the policy option table.
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1. A method for performing data storage operations, comprising:
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performing a first storage operation on an information store associated with a first device in accordance with a storage policy, wherein the storage policy defines schedules for performing one or more of a full-backup or a snapshot-backup for each of the first computing device and a second computing device; wherein performing the first storage operation includes generating first metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the first device, wherein the first metadata is associated with a first operating system of the first computing device; performing a second storage operation on an information store associated with the second device in accordance with the storage policy, wherein performing the second storage operation includes generating second metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the second device, wherein the second metadata is associated with a second operating system of the second computing device, wherein the second operating system is a different type of operating system than the first operating system; converting the first metadata and the second metadata to a common data format, wherein the converting occurs after the full-backup or the snapshot-backup of either the first computing device or the second computing device; and providing a restoration interface for accessing results of both the first storage operation and the second storage operation using the common data format of the first metadata and the second metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. One or more tangible computer-readable media storing computer-implementable instructions for performing data storage operations, comprising:
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performing a first storage operation on an information store associated with a first device in accordance with a storage policy, wherein the storage policy defines schedules for performing one or more of a full-backup or a snapshot-backup for each of the first computing device and a second computing device; wherein performing the first storage operation includes generating first metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the first device, wherein the first metadata is associated with a first operating system of the first computing device; performing a second storage operation on an information store associated with the second device in accordance with the storage policy, wherein performing the second storage operation includes generating second metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the second device, wherein the second metadata is associated with a second operating system of the second computing device, wherein the second operating system is a different type of operating system than the first operating system; converting the first metadata and the second metadata to a common data format, wherein the converting occurs after the full-backup or the snapshot-backup of either the first computing device or the second computing device; and providing a restoration interface for accessing results of both the first storage operation and the second storage operation using the common data format of the first metadata and the second metadata. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for performing data storage operations, comprising:
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means for performing a first storage operation on an information store associated with a first device in accordance with a storage policy, wherein the storage policy defines schedules for performing one or more of a full-backup or a snapshot-backup for each of the first computing device and a second computing device; wherein the means for performing the first storage operation includes means for generating first metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the first device, wherein the first metadata is associated with a first operating system of the first computing device; means for performing a second storage operation on an information store associated with the second device in accordance with the storage policy, wherein the means for performing the second storage operation includes means for generating second metadata associated with the full-backup or with the snapshot-backup of the information store associated with the second device, wherein the second metadata is associated with a second operating system of the second computing device, wherein the second operating system is a different type of operating system than the first operating system; means, coupled to the means for performing first and second storage operations, for converting the first metadata and the second metadata to a common data format, wherein the converting occurs after the full-backup or the snapshot-backup of either the first computing device or the second computing device; and means, coupled to the means for converting, for providing a restoration interface for accessing results of both the first storage operation and the second storage operation using the common data format of the first metadata and the second metadata. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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