Replicating data with a data orchestrator

A computer system, comprising:

• one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories and one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices;
• and
• program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable, tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, to perform operations comprising:
• receiving a replication request and a policy that indicates a number of times an original dataset is to be replicated on a plurality of storage systems as a plurality of corresponding replicated datasets, wherein at least one storage system of the plurality of storage systems is a custom storage system type and at least another storage system of the plurality of storage systems is a non-custom storage system type;
• and
• for each storage system of the plurality of storage systems and a corresponding replicated dataset of the plurality of corresponding replicated datasets,
• in response to determining that the storage system is the custom storage system type,
• executing a custom storage system plug-in associated with the storage system to generate a custom script by translating the policy into a custom set of instructions;
• and
• executing the custom script to create the corresponding replicated dataset on the storage system;
• and
• in response to determining that the storage system is the non-custom storage system type,
• generating a non-custom script by translating the policy into a non-custom set of instructions;
• and
• executing the non-custom script to create the corresponding replicated dataset on the storage system.

A computer-implemented method, comprising operations for:

• receiving a replication request and a policy that indicates a number of times an original dataset is to be replicated on a plurality of storage systems as a plurality of corresponding replicated datasets, wherein at least one storage system of the plurality of storage systems is a custom storage system type and at least another storage system of the plurality of storage systems is a non-custom storage system type;
• and
• for each storage system of the plurality of storage systems and a corresponding replicated dataset of the plurality of corresponding replicated datasets,
• in response to determining that the storage system is the custom storage system type,
• executing a custom storage system plug-in associated with the storage system to generate a custom script by translating the policy into a custom set of instructions;
• and
• executing the custom script to create the corresponding replicated dataset on the storage system;
• and
• in response to determining that the storage system is the non-custom storage system type,
• generating a non-custom script by translating the policy into a non-custom set of instructions;
• and
• executing the non-custom script to create the corresponding replicated dataset on the storage system.