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Systems and methods for granular resource management in a storage network

  • US 9,930,118 B2
  • Filed: 03/24/2016
  • Issued: 03/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for consolidating storage policies within a storage operation network, the method comprising:

  • accessing a first storage policy of a plurality of storage policies, the first storage policy comprising at least a first storage operation path that associates at least a first media agent with a first storage device in a first relationship;

    accessing a second storage policy of the plurality of storage policies, the second storage policy comprising at least a second storage operation path that associates a second media agent with the first storage device in a second relationship, wherein the second media agent conducts data to the first storage device via the second storage operation path;

    automatically evaluating with one or more computer hardware processors, the first and second storage policies and the first and second relationships to determine that both the first and second storage policies use both the first and second storage operation paths to conduct data to at least the first storage device;

    consolidating the first and second storage policies into one comprehensive storage policy, wherein the comprehensive storage policy associates at least the first and second storage operation paths to the first storage device, wherein both the first and second storage paths of the comprehensive storage policy conduct data to at least the first storage device; and

    automatically adding at least a third storage operation path to the comprehensive storage policy based on one or more network operating conditions that is predicted to occur, wherein the third storage operation path is an alternate data path that is different than the first and second storage operation paths.

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