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AssigneeEMC Corporation
InventorsJeffrey Phillips, David Allen, Brett Serkez, Peter Bouchard
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Methods and apparatus for managing information related to backup storage activities of data storage systems. In a computer system having one or more independent backup data storage systems coupled to each other and each serving one or more clients, a user may obtain information related to backup activities of any of the backup storage systems from a single location. Through a user interface associated with any of the backup storage systems, or through a stand alone user interface, a user may manage (e.g., organize, display, print) information related to backup activities of any or all of the backup storage systems. System administrators can design and store a variety of report formats that may be utilized by any user to display or print various parameters associated with backup activities in a particular manner. Report formats may be edited by users, and displayed parameters may be dynamically updated to provide for active monitoring of one or more backup storage systems. Additionally, periodic backup activity reports can be generated and automatically sent to designated locations, for example to one or more printers and/or to one or more designated recipients via E-mail.
In a computer system having at least first and second backup storage systems to each store backup data from at least one client, a method comprising an act of:
A first backup storage system to store backup data from at least one first client, the first backup storage system for use in a computer system having a second backup storage system to store backup data from at least one second client, the first backup storage system comprising:
A computer readable medium encoded with a program for execution on a computer system that includes first and second backup storage systems coupled together, the first and second backup storage systems each storing backup data from at least one client, the program, when executed on the computer system, performing a method comprising an act of:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.