Data storage recovery automation

• US 9,734,018 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2016
• Issued: 08/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommVault Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: CommVault Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Gokhale, Parag, Kripalani, Sanjay Harakhchand
• Primary Examiner(s): LE, DEBBIE M
• Application Number:
  US15/013,763
• Publication Number:
  US 20160224435A1
• Time in Patent Office: 560 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1464 for networked environments
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/21 Design, administration or maintenance of databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

According to certain aspects, systems and methods are provided for automating recovery of a networked data storage environment. For instance, a system can generate a data recovery package configured to automatically carry out a process for recovering a data storage environment and/or associated data. The content of the particular workflow depends on the data storage environment, and can be defined by a user.

Claims

1. A method of automating recovery of a networked data storage environment, the method comprising:

accessing, using a first computing device that is remote from a second computing device, an automated data recovery package located in storage associated with the second computing device, the automated data recovery package generated by the second computing device; and

executing the automated data recovery package using the first computing device, wherein said executing the automated data recovery package comprises;

installing on at least one computing device of a first set of computer hardware devices an instance of one or more secondary storage controllers that were installed on at least one computing device of a second set of computer hardware devices, wherein the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers is configured to manage data storage operations between one or more client computing devices of the first set of computer hardware devices and one or more secondary storage devices of the first set of computer hardware devices,

copying at least a portion of a data store associated with the second set of computer hardware devices to one or more storage devices associated with the first set of computer hardware devices, the data store including a copy of data that was generated by one or more applications executing on one or more client computing devices of the second set of computer hardware devices, and

installing a storage manager on a computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices, the storage manager configured, for a given data storage operation, to instruct at least one of the one or more secondary storage controllers to manage the given data storage operation.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of computer hardware devices are remote from the second set of computer hardware devices.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said executing the automated data recovery package is executed to completion without human intervention.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the automated data recovery package includes configuration parameters associated with the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers, and wherein the configuration parameters are utilized to automatically configure the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers installed on the at least one computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein a copy of configuration parameters associated with the one or more secondary storage controllers are stored remotely from the second set of computer hardware devices, and

wherein said executing the automated data recovery package further comprises:

accessing the copy of the configuration parameters, and

automatically configuring the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers installed on the at least one computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices based at least in part on the copy of the configuration parameters.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the automated data recovery package is generated by:

accessing a database including executable versions of a set of available commands;

extracting from the database executable versions of selected commands from the set of available commands; and

assembling the extracted executable versions to form the automated data recovery package.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the automated data recovery package comprises code segments, each of the code segments corresponding to one of the selected commands.

8. A computer system, comprising:

one or more computer processors;

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that when executed by the one or more computer processors, cause the one or more computer processors to;

access an automated data recovery package stored on storage associated with a first computing device, wherein the automated data recovery package is generated by the first computing device; and

execute the automated data recovery package, wherein execution of the automated data recovery package causes the one or more computer processors to;

install on at least one computing device of a first set of computer hardware devices an instance of one or more secondary storage controllers that were installed on at least one computing device of a second set of computer hardware devices, wherein the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers is configured to manage data storage operations between one or more client computing devices of the first set of computer hardware devices and one or more secondary storage devices of the first set of computer hardware devices,

copy at least a portion of a data store associated with the second set of computer hardware devices to one or more storage devices associated with the first set of computer hardware devices, the data store including a copy of data that was generated by one or more applications executing on one or more client computing devices of the second set of computer hardware devices, and

install a storage manager on a computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices, the storage manager configured, for a given data storage operation, to instruct at least one of the one or more secondary storage controllers to manage the given data storage operation.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the first set of computer hardware devices are remote from the second set of computer hardware devices.

10. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the one or more computer processors to execute the automated data recovery package to completion without human intervention.

11. The computer system of claim 8, wherein the automated data recovery package includes configuration parameters associated with the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers, and wherein the execution of the automated data recovery package, further causes the one or more computer processors to configure the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers installed on the at least one computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices based at least in part on the configuration parameters.

12. The computer system of claim 8, wherein a copy of configuration parameters associated with the one or more secondary storage controllers are stored remotely from the second set of computer hardware devices, and

wherein the execution of the automated data recovery package, further causes the one or more computer processors to:

access the copy of the configuration parameters, and

automatically configure the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers installed on the at least one computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices based at least in part on the copy of the configuration parameters.

13. The computer system of claim 8, wherein to generate the automated data recovery package, the first computing device is configured to:

access a database including executable versions of a set of available commands;

extract from the database executable versions of selected commands from the set of available commands; and

assemble the extracted executable versions to form the automated data recovery package.

14. The computer system of claim 13, wherein the automated data recovery package comprises code segments, each of the code segments corresponding to one of the selected commands.

15. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions that when executed by one or more computer processors cause the one or more computer processors to:

access an automated data recovery package stored on storage associated with a first computing device, wherein the automated data recovery package is generated by the first computing device; and

execute the automated data recovery package, wherein execution of the automated data recovery package causes the one or more computer processors to;

install on at least one computing device of a first set of computer hardware devices an instance of one or more secondary storage controllers that were installed on at least one computing device of a second set of computer hardware devices, wherein the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers is configured to manage data storage operations between one or more client computing devices of the first set of computer hardware devices and one or more secondary storage devices of the first set of computer hardware devices,

copy at least a portion of a data store associated with the second set of computer hardware devices to one or more storage devices associated with the first set of computer hardware devices, the data store including a copy of data that was generated by one or more applications executing on one or more client computing devices of the second set of computer hardware devices, and

install a storage manager on a computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices, the storage manager configured, for a given data storage operation, to instruct at least one of the one or more secondary storage controllers to manage the given data storage operation.

16. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the first set of computer hardware devices are remote from the second set of computer hardware devices.

17. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the computer-executable instructions cause the one or more computer processors to execute the automated data recovery package to completion without human intervention.

18. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the automated data recovery package includes configuration parameters associated with the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers, and wherein the execution of the automated data recovery package, further causes the one or more computer processors to configure the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers installed on the at least one computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices based at least in part on the configuration parameters.

19. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein a copy of configuration parameters associated with the one or more secondary storage controllers are stored remotely from the second set of computer hardware devices, and

wherein the execution of the automated data recovery package, further causes the one or more computer processors to:

access the copy of the configuration parameters, and

automatically configure the instance of the one or more secondary storage controllers installed on the at least one computing device of the first set of computer hardware devices based at least in part on the copy of the configuration parameters.

20. The computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium of claim 15, wherein the automated data recovery package comprises code segments.