Secondary storage operation instruction tags in information management systems
First Claim
1. A system configured to apply granular secondary storage operation management, the system comprising:
- one or more secondary storage controller computers including computer hardware configured to copy data from a primary storage subsystem to a secondary storage subsystem; and
a client computing device residing in the primary storage subsystem and comprising computer hardware, the client computing device configured to;
store a plurality of tags and a plurality of tag rules in an index associated with one or more secondary storage controller computers;
in response to user interaction with a graphical user interface to associate a first tag of one or more tags with a first file, and store an identifier associated with the first tag in association with the first file in the index, wherein the index is stored in a separate file from the first file; and
in response to receiving instructions to perform, according to a storage policy, a secondary copy operation on a data set in the primary storage subsystem including at least the first file and a second file one or more secondary storage controller computers are configured to;
electronically access based on the identifier at least a first tag rule in the index associated with the first tag;
perform on the first file at least a first secondary storage operation specified by the first tag rule associated with the first tag; and
perform on the second file at least a second secondary storage operation specified by the storage policy,wherein the first and second secondary storage operations are different.
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Abstract
According to certain aspects, a system can include a client computing device configured to: in response to user interaction, store an identifier associated with a first tag in association with a first file; and in response to instructions to perform a secondary copy operation, forward the first file, a second file, and the identifier associated with the first tag. The system may also include a secondary storage controller computer(s) configured to: based on a review of the identifier associated with the first tag, identify the first file as having been tagged with the first tag; electronically obtain rules associated with the first tag; perform on the first file at least a first secondary storage operation specified by the rules associated with the first tag; and perform on the second file at least a second secondary storage operation, wherein the first and second secondary storage operations are different.
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20 Claims
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1. A system configured to apply granular secondary storage operation management, the system comprising:
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one or more secondary storage controller computers including computer hardware configured to copy data from a primary storage subsystem to a secondary storage subsystem; and a client computing device residing in the primary storage subsystem and comprising computer hardware, the client computing device configured to; store a plurality of tags and a plurality of tag rules in an index associated with one or more secondary storage controller computers; in response to user interaction with a graphical user interface to associate a first tag of one or more tags with a first file, and store an identifier associated with the first tag in association with the first file in the index, wherein the index is stored in a separate file from the first file; and in response to receiving instructions to perform, according to a storage policy, a secondary copy operation on a data set in the primary storage subsystem including at least the first file and a second file one or more secondary storage controller computers are configured to; electronically access based on the identifier at least a first tag rule in the index associated with the first tag; perform on the first file at least a first secondary storage operation specified by the first tag rule associated with the first tag; and perform on the second file at least a second secondary storage operation specified by the storage policy, wherein the first and second secondary storage operations are different. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of applying granular secondary storage operation management, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of files in primary memory; storing in an index associated with one or more secondary storage controller computers, a plurality of tag rules, wherein at least one of the plurality of tag rules is associated with a first tag of one or more tags, wherein the index is stored in a separate file; using a computing device residing in a primary storage subsystem; in response to user interaction with a graphical user interface to associate the first tag in the index with a first file; and store an identifier associated with the first tag in association with the first file; in response to receiving instructions to perform, according to a storage policy, a secondary copy operation on a data set in the primary storage subsystem including at least the first file and a second file, one or more secondary storage controller computers; electronically accessing based on the identifier at least a first tag rule in the index associated with the first tag; performing on the first file at least a first secondary storage operation specified by the first tag rule associated with the first tag; and performing on the second file at least a second secondary storage operation specified by the storage policy, wherein the first and second secondary storage operations are different. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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