System and method for allocation of organizational resources
First Claim
1. A method of identifying storage system resources to be added to a storage system, wherein the method is performed by a computing system having a processor and memory, the method comprising:
- storing primary data created by a plurality of software applications on a plurality of primary storage devices in a primary storage system;
storing at least one or more secondary copies of the primary data on one or more secondary storage devices in a secondary storage system;
managing with a storage manager, one or more secondary copy storage operations that copy at least a portion of the primary data to create the one or more secondary copies using a plurality of media agents that transfer the secondary copies to the secondary storage devices;
forecasting with the storage manager, a need for additional primary system resources in the primary storage system based at least on the trend of the number of active media agents that transfer the secondary copies to the secondary storage devices;
identifying the one or more additional primary storage system resources to be added to the primary storage system based on the forecasting;
forecasting with the storage manager, a need for additional secondary system resources in the secondary storage system based at least on the trend of the number of active data agents in the primary storage system, wherein the active data agents monitor the plurality of software applications in the primary storage system; and
identifying the one or more additional secondary system resources to be added to the second storage system that stores the secondary copies based on the forecasting.
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Abstract
System and methods for storing electronic data is provided, where the system comprises a storage manager component and a management module associated with the storage manager component. The management module is configured to receive information related to storage activities associated with one or more storage operation components within the storage operation system under the direction of the storage manager component. The management module is adapted to predict storage operation resource allocations based on the received information related to the storage activities.
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1. A method of identifying storage system resources to be added to a storage system, wherein the method is performed by a computing system having a processor and memory, the method comprising:
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storing primary data created by a plurality of software applications on a plurality of primary storage devices in a primary storage system; storing at least one or more secondary copies of the primary data on one or more secondary storage devices in a secondary storage system; managing with a storage manager, one or more secondary copy storage operations that copy at least a portion of the primary data to create the one or more secondary copies using a plurality of media agents that transfer the secondary copies to the secondary storage devices; forecasting with the storage manager, a need for additional primary system resources in the primary storage system based at least on the trend of the number of active media agents that transfer the secondary copies to the secondary storage devices; identifying the one or more additional primary storage system resources to be added to the primary storage system based on the forecasting; forecasting with the storage manager, a need for additional secondary system resources in the secondary storage system based at least on the trend of the number of active data agents in the primary storage system, wherein the active data agents monitor the plurality of software applications in the primary storage system; and identifying the one or more additional secondary system resources to be added to the second storage system that stores the secondary copies based on the forecasting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A storage operation system for use in a data storage network, the storage operation system comprising:
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a primary storage system comprising a plurality of primary storage devices, the primary storage system stores primary data created by a plurality of software applications, the primary storage system further comprising a plurality of data agents that monitor the plurality of software applications; a secondary storage system comprising one or more secondary storage devices, the secondary storage system stores at least one or more secondary copies of the primary data, the secondary storage system further comprising a plurality of media agents that copy the one or more secondary copies to the one or more secondary storage devices; a storage manager comprising at least computer hardware, the storage manager manages one or more secondary copy operations that copies at least a portion of the primary data to create the one or more secondary copies associated with the one or more secondary storage devices using the plurality of media agents associated with the plurality of secondary storage devices; the storage manager forecasts a need for additional primary storage system resources in the primary storage system based at least on the trend of the number of active media agents performing secondary copy operations in the secondary storage system; the storage manager identifies the one or more additional primary storage system resources to be added to the primary storage system based on the forecasting; the storage manager forecasts a need for additional secondary system resources in the secondary storage system based at least on the trend of the number of active data agents that monitor the plurality of software applications in the primary storage system; and the storage manager identifies the one or more secondary storage system resources to be added to the second storage system that stores the secondary copies based on the forecasting. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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