# US 2021/0240569 A1 · System and method for intelligent asset classification

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- Number: US 2021/0240569 A1
- Document ID: US20210240569A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/780,394
- Filed: 2020-02-03
- Published: 2021-08-05
- Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03
- Assignees: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
- Applicants: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
- Inventors: Shelesh Chopra; Sunil Yadav; Manish Sharma; Aaditya Rakesh Bansal
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240569A1

## CPC

- G06F 11/1451: {by selection of backup contents}
- G06F 11/1461: {Backup scheduling policy}
- G06F 21/6218: {to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database}
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

Techniques described herein relate to a methods and systems for asset classification, which may include: identifying, in a backup domain, a first asset and a second asset; performing a first analysis of the first asset to determine a set of first asset characteristics; performing a second analysis of the second asset to determine a set of second asset characteristics; creating a first asset group based on the first analysis and the second analysis, the first asset group comprising the first asset and the second asset; and assigning a first backup policy to the first asset group.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for asset classification, the method comprising:
identifying, in a backup domain, a first asset and a second asset;
performing a first analysis of the first asset to determine a set of first asset characteristics;
performing a second analysis of the second asset to determine a set of second asset characteristics;
creating a first asset group based on the first analysis and the second analysis, the first asset group comprising the first asset and the second asset; and
assigning a first backup policy to the first asset group.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
identifying, in the backup domain, a third asset;
performing a third analysis of the third asset to determine a set of third asset characteristics;
creating a second asset group based on the third analysis; and
assigning a second backup policy to the second asset group.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset are stored on a same computing device.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein:
the third asset comprises a first portion stored on a first computing device, and a second portion stored on a second computing device,
the first asset is stored on the first computing device,
the second asset is stored on the second computing device,
and the method further comprises:
creating a first job component associated with the first portion on the first computing device; and
creating a second job component associated with the second portion on the second computing device,
wherein the second asset group comprises the first job component and the second job component.

### Claim 5 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the first analysis, the second analysis, and the third analysis determine, for each of the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset:
an operating system associated with each asset; and
an assigned backup policy associated with each asset.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5, wherein the first analysis, the second analysis, and the third analysis further determine, for each of the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset:
a data access rate for each asset;
a memory usage for each asset; and
a data density for each asset.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein:
the first backup policy comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a backup timing setting and a backup storage type.

### Claim 8

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 asset classification, the method comprising:
identifying, in a backup domain, a first asset and a second asset;
performing a first analysis of the first asset to determine a set of first asset characteristics;
performing a second analysis of the second asset to determine a set of second asset characteristics;
creating a first asset group based on the first analysis and the second analysis, the first asset group comprising the first asset and the second asset; and
assigning a first backup policy to the first asset group.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:
identifying, in the backup domain, a third asset;
performing a third analysis of the third asset to determine a set of third asset characteristics;
creating a second asset group based on the third analysis; and
assigning a second backup policy to the second asset group.

### Claim 10 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset are stored on a same computing device.

### Claim 11 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein:
the third asset comprises a first portion stored on a first computing device, and a second portion stored on a second computing device,
the first asset is stored on the first computing device,
the second asset is stored on the second computing device,
and the method further comprises:
creating a first job component associated with the first portion on the first computing device; and
creating a second job component associated with the second portion on the second computing device,
wherein the second asset group comprises the first job component and the second job component.

### Claim 12 (depends on 9)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the first analysis, the second analysis, and the third analysis determine, for each of the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset:
an operating system associated with each asset; and
an assigned backup policy associated with each asset.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the first analysis, the second analysis, and the third analysis further determine, for each of the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset:
a data access rate for each asset;
a memory usage for each asset; and
a data density for each asset.

### Claim 14 (depends on 8)

The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 8, wherein:
the first backup policy comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a backup timing setting and a backup storage type.

### Claim 15

A system for asset classification, the system comprising:
a processor;
a memory device;
a non-volatile storage device; and
an asset management agent executing on the processor and configured to:
identify, in a backup domain, a first asset and a second asset;
perform a first analysis of the first asset to determine a set of first asset characteristics;
perform a second analysis of the second asset to determine a set of second asset characteristics;
create a first asset group based on the first analysis and the second analysis, the first asset group comprising the first asset and the second asset; and
assign a first backup policy to the first asset group.

### Claim 16 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein the asset management agent is further configured to:
identify, in the backup domain, a third asset;
perform a third analysis of the third asset to determine a set of third asset characteristics;
create a second asset group based on the third analysis; and
assign a second backup policy to the second asset group.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset are stored on a same computing device.

### Claim 18 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein:
the third asset comprises a first portion stored on a first computing device, and a second portion stored on a second computing device,
the first asset is stored on the first computing device,
the second asset is stored on the second computing device,
and the asset management agent is further configured to:
create a first job component associated with the first portion on the first computing device; and
create a second job component associated with the second portion on the second computing device,
wherein the second asset group comprises the first job component and the second job component.

### Claim 19 (depends on 16)

The system of claim 16, wherein the first analysis, the second analysis, and the third analysis determine, for each of the first asset, the second asset, and the third asset:
an operating system associated with each asset;
an assigned backup policy associated with each asset;
a data access rate for each asset;
a memory usage for each asset; and
a data density for each asset.

### Claim 20 (depends on 15)

The system of claim 15, wherein:
the first backup policy comprises at least one selected from a group consisting of a backup timing setting and a backup storage type.