On-demand backups for management components in software-defined data centers
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorsBASKAR DHARMARAJAN, ANANTHA MOHAN RAJ
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Abstract
System and method for backing up management components of a software-defined data center (SDDC) managed by a cloud-based service uses backup rules for the SDDC, which are used to configure a backup manager agent in the SDDC. The backup rules are then used by the backup manager agent to determine whether at least one of system logs generated by the management components in the SDDC, which are monitored by the backup manager agent, satisfies the backup rules to initiate a backup operation for at least one of the management components of the SDDC.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for backing up management components of a software-defined data center (SDDC) managed by a cloud-based service, the method comprising:
- receiving backup rules for the SDDC at a backup-restore (BR) cloud service in a public cloud computing environment;
- storing the backup rules in storage accessible by the BR cloud service;
- configuring a backup manager agent in the SDDC with the backup rules retrieved from the storage;
- monitoring system logs generated by the management components of the SDDC by the backup manager agent to determine whether at least one of the system logs satisfies the backup rules;
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- when at least one of the system logs satisfies the backup rules, initiating a backup operation for at least one of the management components of the SDDC.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing program instructions for backing up management components of a software-defined data center (SDDC) managed by a cloud-based service, wherein execution of the program instructions by one or more processors of a computer system causes the one or more processors to perform steps comprising:
- receiving backup rules for the SDDC at a backup-restore (BR) cloud service in a public cloud computing environment;
- storing the backup rules in storage accessible by the BR cloud service;
- configuring a backup manager agent in the SDDC with the backup rules retrieved from the storage;
- monitoring system logs generated by the management components of the SDDC by the backup manager agent to determine whether at least one of the system logs satisfies the backup rules;
- and
- when at least one of the system logs satisfies the backup rules, initiating a backup operation for at least one of the management components of the SDDC.
A computer system comprising:
- memory;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- receive backup rules for a software-defined data center (SDDC) at a backup-restore (BR) cloud service in a public cloud computing environment;
- store the backup rules in storage accessible by the BR cloud service;
- configure a backup manager agent in the SDDC with the backup rules retrieved from the storage;
- monitor system logs generated by the management components of the SDDC by the backup manager agent to determine whether at least one of the system logs satisfies the backup rules;
- and
- when at least one of the system logs satisfies the backup rules, initiate a backup operation for at least one of the management components of the SDDC.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.