Application intelligent snapshot backups
US10061657B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 11, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2201/88
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Embodiments are described for dynamically modifying backup policy of an application using changes in metrics of a data set generated by the application and/or user-specified rules. Each application can have its own backup policy having a protection level that determines a frequency of backup for the application data set. An application can have an initial backup policy. An application backup policy can be based on the application type, a percent of change to the data set since the last backup, a size of the data set, or other metric. A user can specify a rule for the backup policy and protection level for the application. The backup policy or protection level can be dynamically updated in response to changes in the data set or a user-specified rule, on a per-application basis.
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