Generating recommendations for protection operations performed for virtual storage volumes

A computer program product comprising a non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device to perform steps of:

• identifying a protection operation to be performed for a virtual storage volume, the virtual storage volume comprising two or more storage volumes on two or more storage systems, a first one of the two or more storage volumes on a first one of the two or more storage systems comprising data that is mirrored on a second one of the two or more storage volumes on a second one of the two or more storage systems, the second storage system being a different type of storage system than the first storage system, the protection operation comprising backing up at least a portion of the data that is mirrored on the first and second ones of the two or more storage volumes to a third storage volume;
• monitoring one or more parameters characterizing operation of the two or more storage systems;
• generating a recommendation of a given one of the first and second storage volumes to utilize for the protection operation based at least in part on the monitored one or more parameters characterizing operation of the two or more storage systems;
• and
• performing the protection operation for the virtual storage volume based at least in part on the generated recommendation.

A method comprising:

• identifying a protection operation to be performed for a virtual storage volume, the virtual storage volume comprising two or more storage volumes on two or more storage systems, a first one of the two or more storage volumes on a first one of the two or more storage systems comprising data that is mirrored on a second one of the two or more storage volumes on a second one of the two or more storage systems, the second storage system being a different type of storage system than the first storage system, the protection operation comprising backing up at least a portion of the data that is mirrored on the first and second ones of the two or more storage volumes to a third storage volume;
• monitoring one or more parameters characterizing operation of the two or more storage systems;
• generating a recommendation of a given one of the first and second storage volumes to utilize for the protection operation based at least in part on the monitored one or more parameters characterizing operation of the two or more storage systems;
• and
• performing the protection operation for the virtual storage volume based at least in part on the generated recommendation;
• wherein the method is performed by at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory.