CREATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEHOLDERS IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM
    21.
    发明申请
    CREATION OF VIRTUAL MACHINE PLACEHOLDERS IN A DATA STORAGE SYSTEM 有权
    虚拟机在数据存储系统中的创建

    公开(公告)号:US20170031707A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-02

    申请号:US15294403

    申请日:2016-10-14

    Abstract: The data storage system according to certain aspects can manage the archiving of virtual machines to (and restoring of virtual machines from) secondary storage. The system may archive virtual machines (VMs) that are determined to have a low level of utilization. The system may create a virtual machine placeholder for an archived VM, which may be a “light” or minimal version of the VM that acts like the actual VM. By using a VM placeholder, a VM may appear to be active and selectable by the user. When the user selects the VM, the VM placeholder can interact with the user in similar manner as the VM. Accessing the VM placeholder may trigger restore of the archived VM from secondary storage. The restore of the archived VM may be “seamless” to the user since the VM remains available while it is being restored.

    Abstract translation: 根据某些方面的数据存储系统可以管理将虚拟机归档到二次存储器(并从其恢复虚拟机)。 系统可以归档被确定为具有低利用水平的虚拟机(VM)。 该系统可以为归档的虚拟机创建一个虚拟机占位符,这可以是虚拟机的“轻”或最小版本,其作用类似于实际的虚拟机。 通过使用虚拟机占位符,虚拟机可能看起来是活跃的并且可以由用户选择。 当用户选择虚拟机时,虚拟机占位符可以与虚拟机类似的方式与用户进行交互。 访问虚拟机占位符可能会从辅助存储器触发归档虚拟机的恢复。 归档VM的还原可能是“无缝”给用户,因为VM在恢复时保持可用。

    MIGRATION TO CLOUD STORAGE
    25.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220345524A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-27

    申请号:US17864238

    申请日:2022-07-13

    Abstract: During a data protection operation, a data storage system can collect computing attributes associated with hosting of an application generating data being backed up and may also obtain information relating to physical characteristics of the computing device hosting the application and the data. At the time of migration to a cloud, the system can use the collected attributes and/or information to provision cloud resources. For instance, the cloud storage system may accept provisioning requests, and may provide several templates which each specify a cloud resource that can be provisioned upon request, such as a cloud computing resource. The system can compare the collected attributes with the attributes of the available templates to determine the best match. Then, the system can issue a provisioning request to the cloud provider according to the best-matched template. After provisioning the resources, the system can restore backup data of the application to the cloud storage system to migrate the data.

    BLOCK-LEVEL DATA REPLICATION
    26.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220083228A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-17

    申请号:US17411583

    申请日:2021-08-25

    Abstract: Certain embodiments described herein relate to an improved block-level replication system. One or more components in an information management system may receive a request to perform a block-level replication between a source storage device and a destination storage device, and depending on the specific replication mode requested, (i) store block-level changes directly to the destination storage device or (ii) first to a recovery point store and then later to the destination storage device.

    TIME-BASED VIRTUAL MACHINE REVERSION

    公开(公告)号:US20210255937A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-19

    申请号:US17203579

    申请日:2021-03-16

    Abstract: Recovery points can be used for replicating a virtual machine and reverting the virtual machine to a different state. A filter driver can monitor and capture input/output commands between a virtual machine and a virtual machine disk. The captured input/output commands can be used to create a recovery point. The recovery point can be associated with a bitmap that may be used to identify data blocks that have been modified between two versions of the virtual machine. Using this bitmap, a virtual machine may be reverted or restored to a different state by replacing modified data blocks and without replacing the entire virtual machine disk.

    BUFFERED VIRTUAL MACHINE REPLICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20210117294A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-22

    申请号:US17112860

    申请日:2020-12-04

    Abstract: Recovery points can be used for replicating a virtual machine and reverting the virtual machine to a different state. A filter driver can monitor and capture input/output commands between a virtual machine and a virtual machine disk. The captured input/output commands can be used to create a recovery point. The recovery point can be associated with a bitmap that may be used to identify data blocks that have been modified between two versions of the virtual machine. Using this bitmap, a virtual machine may be reverted or restored to a different state by replacing modified data blocks and without replacing the entire virtual machine disk.

    DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS IN A SECONDARY STORAGE SUBSYSTEM USING IMAGE RECOGNITION AND IMAGE-BASED CRITERIA

    公开(公告)号:US20210081445A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US17068634

    申请日:2020-10-12

    Abstract: A data storage management system incorporates image recognition and classification features. The illustrative system generates thumbnail images to represent images detected in secondary copies. Subsequent image recognition and classification operations are based on the thumbnail images without need to access the secondary copies from which the thumbnails were derived. The system indexes thumbnail images and respective relationships to each other and to the source secondary copies. Metadata from the source secondary copies is extracted and preserved with the thumbnails. Thumbnail images, metadata, and related index data (collectively “thumbnail data”) are stored locally in an illustrative content index server, or in an enhanced storage manager, thus improving performance without interfering with ongoing storage management operations. Features are disclosed for searching within the system and performing storage management operations based on image criteria. Access to/from other systems is also possible, e.g., for importing images and/or thumbnails.

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