Method for automatically configuring backup client systems and backup server systems in a backup environment

A computer program product comprising:

• a machine readable storage device;
• and
• computer code stored on the machine readable storage device, with the computer code including instructions for causing a processor(s) set to perform operations including the following:
• configuring a backup configuration module with a backup policy table that includes:
• (i) a mapping of a plurality of data types to a plurality backup policies, and (ii) a backup server table including data indicative of connection details and availability of backup server of the plurality of backup servers,
• coupling the backup configuration module to each backup client of the set of backup client(s),
• coupling the backup configuration module to each backup server of the plurality of backup servers,
• performing automated backup server configuration to configure each given backup server of the plurality of backup servers with backup policy(ies), from the backup server table, that correspond to the plurality of data types, and
• performing automated backup client configuration to configure each given backup client of the plurality of backup clients with connection details and availability of backup servers of the plurality of backup servers.

A computer system comprising:

• a processor(s) set;
• a machine readable storage device;
• and
• computer code stored on the machine readable storage device, with the computer code including instructions for causing the processor(s) set to perform operations including the following:
• configuring a backup configuration module with a backup policy table that includes:
• (i) a mapping of a plurality of data types to a plurality backup policies, and (ii) a backup server table including data indicative of connection details and availability of backup server of the plurality of backup servers,
• coupling the backup configuration module to each backup client of the set of backup client(s),
• coupling the backup configuration module to each backup server of the plurality of backup servers,
• performing automated backup server configuration to configure each given backup server of the plurality of backup servers with backup policy(ies), from the backup server table, that correspond to the plurality of data types, and
• performing automated backup client configuration to configure each given backup client of the plurality of backup clients with connection details and availability of backup servers of the plurality of backup servers.