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Techniques for storage lifecycle policy management

US8316197B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2010
Grant dateNov 20, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 27, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1446
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Techniques for storage lifecycle policy management. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for storage lifecycle policy management comprising creating a version of a storage lifecycle policy, associating a unique version ID with the created version of the storage lifecycle policy, associating the unique version ID with one or more portions of backup data created during a storage management job instantiated under the created version of the storage lifecycle policy, and ensuring that one or more storage management actions performed on the one or more portions of backup data comply with the created version of the storage lifecycle policy associated with unique version ID.

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