US 9,002,797 B2Granted

Data mining systems and methods for heterogeneous data sources

AssigneeCommvault Systems, Inc.

InventorsAnand Prahlad, Parag Gokhale, Rajiv Kottomtharayil, Jun Lu, Rahul S. Pawar

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Abstract

Systems and methods integrate disparate backup devices with a unified interface. In certain examples, a management console manages data from various backup devices, while retaining such data in its native format. The management console can display a hierarchical view the client devices and/or their data and can further provide utilities for processing the various data formats. A data structure including fields for storing both metadata common to the client device data and value-added metadata can be used to mine or process the data of the disparate client devices. The unified single platform and interface reduces the need for multiple data management products and/or customized data utilities for each individual client device and provides a single pane of glass view into data management operations. Integrating the various types of storage formats and media allows a user to retain existing storage infrastructures and further facilitates scaling to meet long-term management needs.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method for administering a storage network comprising heterogeneous client devices, the method comprising:

with a first data connector executing in computer hardware, discovering first backup data associated with a first client computing device;
with a second data connector executing in computer hardware, discovering second backup data associated with a second client computing device, the first backup data stored in a different backup format than the second backup data;
with a management console executing in computer hardware and in communication with the first and second data connectors, generating a graphical user interface for display comprising on-screen graphics representing the first and second client computing devices and depicting information associated with the first and second backup data;
receiving user input which identifies a first set of data including at least a subset of the first backup data and which specifies a data management operation to perform on the first set of data;
with the first data connector, obtaining the first set of data from one or more storage devices;
preparing the first set of data for the data management operation;
and
subsequent to said preparing, initiating the data management operation on the first set of data.

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Facts

Application: 14/037,166Filed 25 Sep 2013 · continuation
Priority: 31 Mar 2009
Published: US 2014/0025640 A123 Jan 2014
Granted: 7 Apr 2015
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification11 codes

G06F 11/1451
Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore: by selection of backup contents
G06F 11/1448
Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data: management of the data involved in backup or backup restore
G06F 11/1458
Point-in-time backing up or restoration of persistent data: management of the backup or restore process
G06F 11/1464
Management of the backup or restore process: for networked environments

Family

Application61/165,095Us provisional application · filed 31 Mar 2009
Application12/750,009Parent of this continuation · filed 30 Mar 2010
Application13/615,357Parent of this continuation · filed 13 Sep 2012
US 8,315,981 B2Parent of this continuation · filed 20 Nov 2012
US 2014/0025640 A1Pre-grant publication · published 23 Jan 2014
US 8,615,493 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2010/0332453 A1Published application
US 2013/0006945 A1Published application
US 9,002,797 B2This patent

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