Backup client zero-management

• US 9,348,849 B1
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Issued: 05/24/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Emc IP Holding Company LLC (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: EMC Corporation (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Mandic, Vladimir
• Primary Examiner(s): Beausoliel, Jr., Robert
• Assistant Examiner(s): Khakhar, Nirav K
• Application Number:
  US14/138,538
• Time in Patent Office: 883 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1458 Management of the backup or restore process
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/60 Scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests, e.g. requests for application data transmissions using the analysis and optimisation of the required network resources admission control or resource allocation H04L47/70

Abstract

The system for backup client management comprises an input interface and a processor. The input interface is configured to receive an indication of a client system. The processor is configured to provide an indication to the client system of authentication for remote command execution; provide a command to the client system to retrieve an installer; provide a command to the client system to execute the installer; and provide a backup command to the client system to execute a backup client agent.

Claims

1. A system for backup client management, comprising:

an input interface configured to receive an indication of a client system; and

a processor configured to;

provide to the client system an indication of authentication for remote command execution, wherein the indication of authentication is received from an authentication server;

determine whether the client system is configured for backup;

in the event the client system is not configured for backup;

provide a first command to the client system to retrieve an installer; and

provide a second command to the client system to execute the installer to configure the client system for backup; and

in the event the client system is configured for backup, provide a backup command to the client system to execute a backup client agent.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first command or the second command is provided to the client using Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI).

3. The system of claim 1, wherein executing the installer comprises installing the backup client agent on the client system.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein retrieving the installer comprises downloading the installer to the client system and storing the installer accessible to the client system.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein downloading the installer comprises downloading the installer from a backup server system.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein executing a backup client agent comprises starting a backup process.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the input interface is further configured to receive an indication of authentication from an authentication server.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the indication of authentication for remote command execution provided to the client system comprises the indication of authentication received from the authentication server.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the indication of authentication received from an authentication server comprises a Kerberos ticket.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the indication of authentication for remote command execution provided to the client system comprises a username and a password.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the installer retrieves the backup client agent and stores the backup client agent.

12. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a command to the client to list a set of available backup commands.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the set of available backup commands comprises one or more of the following:

start a backup, schedule a backup, show a backup, start a recovery, schedule a recovery, show a recovery, show available backups for recovery, and show a backup software version.

14. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to provide a command to the client system to disconnect from a backup server after a backup process is complete.

15. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine whether to install a backup client agent.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to determine if the client system has an appropriate version of the backup client agent installed.

17. A method for backup client management, comprising:

receiving an indication of a client system;

providing, using a processor, to the client system an indication of authentication for remote command execution, wherein the indication of authentication is received;

determining whether the client system is configured for backup;

in the event the client system is not configured for backup;

providing a first command to the client system to retrieve an installer; and

providing a second command to the client system to execute the installer to configure the client system for backup; and

in the event the client system is configured for backup, provide a backup command to the client system to execute a backup client agent.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising providing a third command to the client system causing the client system to disconnect from a backup server after a backup process is complete.

19. A computer program product for backup client management, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an indication of a client system;

providing to the client system an indication of authentication for remote command execution, wherein the indication of authentication is received from an authentication server;

determining whether the client system is configured for backup;

in the event the client system is not configured for backup;

providing a first command to the client system to retrieve an installer; and

providing a second command to the client system to execute the installer to configure the client system for backup; and

in the event the client system is configured for backup, provide a backup command to the client system to execute a backup client agent.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, further comprising providing a third command to the client system causing the client system to disconnect from a backup server after a backup process is complete.