Systems and methods for selecting devices for backup and restore operations for virtual machines

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 managing backup and restore operations, the method comprising:

• obtaining a first plurality of health data items associated with a plurality of vProxies;
• performing a first clustering analysis using the first plurality of health data items to apply a first vProxy health label to a first portion of the plurality of vProxies and a second vProxy health label to a second portion of the plurality of vProxies;
• performing a first confidence analysis to determine a separate vProxy health confidence value for the first vProxy health label assigned to each of the first portion of the plurality of vProxies;
• ranking the first portion of the plurality of vProxies based on the first confidence analysis to obtain a ranked vProxy health list;
• receiving a request to perform a backup and restore management operation;
• and
• providing, in response to the request, a portion of the ranked vProxy health list to an entity requesting the backup and restore management operation.

A system for managing backup and restore operations, the system comprising:

• a backup and restore management device comprising a processor, a memory device, a storage device, and a health analyzer;
• the health analyzer, comprising circuitry, and configured to:
• obtain a first plurality of health data items associated with a plurality of vProxies;
• perform a first clustering analysis using the first plurality of health data items to apply a first vProxy health label to a first portion of the plurality of vProxies and a second vProxy health label to a second portion of the plurality of vProxies;
• perform a first confidence analysis to determine a separate vProxy health confidence value for the first vProxy health label assigned to each of the first portion of the plurality of vProxies;
• rank the first portion of the plurality of vProxies based on the first confidence analysis to obtain a ranked vProxy health list;
• receive a request to perform a backup and restore management operation;
• and
• provide, in response to the request, a portion of the ranked vProxy health list to an entity requesting the backup and restore management operation.