System and method for a machine learning based smart restore mechanism

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory comprising instructions which, when executed by the processor, perform a method, the method comprising:
• obtaining, by a restoration agent, a restoration request, wherein the restoration request specifies a virtual machine (VM) set to be restored;
• and
• in response to the restoration request:
• identifying a first set of virtual machines (VMs), wherein the first set of VMs comprises a first portion of the VM set;
• performing a critical VM prioritization on the first set of VMs using a trained machine learning model to obtain an ordered list of critical VMs;
• performing a non-critical VM prioritization on a second set of VMs using the trained machine learning model to obtain an ordered list of non-critical VMs, wherein the second set comprises a second portion of the VM set, wherein at least one VM of the second set of VMs is in an ineligible state;
• consolidating the ordered list of critical VMs and the ordered list of non-critical VMs to obtain a final list;
• and
• initiating a restoration of virtual machines using the final list.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for performing a restoration operation, the method comprising:

• obtaining, by a restoration agent, a restoration request, wherein the restoration request specifies a virtual machine (VM) set to be restored;
• and
• in response to the restoration request:
• identifying a first set of virtual machines (VMs), wherein the first set of VMs comprises a first portion of the VM set;
• performing a critical VM prioritization on the first set of VMs using a trained machine learning model to obtain an ordered list of critical VMs;
• performing a non-critical VM prioritization on a second set of VMs using the trained machine learning model to obtain an ordered list of non-critical VMs, wherein the second set comprises a second portion of the VM set, wherein at least one VM of the second set of VMs is in an ineligible state;
• consolidating the ordered list of critical VMs and the ordered list of non-critical VMs to obtain a final list;
• and
• initiating a restoration of virtual machines using the final list.