Method and system for performing backups using proxy job assignment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10860437-B2
Application number	US-201916402195-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 2, 2019
Priority date	May 2, 2019
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A method for performing backup operations includes obtaining a plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), wherein the plurality of parameters are in a common representation domain, obtaining a plurality of backup capacities each associated with one of a plurality of backup agents, wherein the backup capacity is in the common representation domain, assigning, using the plurality of parameters and the plurality of backup capacities, at least a portion of the plurality of VMs to the plurality of backup agents, and initiating, based on the assigning, backup operations based on at least the portion of the plurality of VMs.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for performing backup operations, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), wherein the plurality of parameters are in a common representation domain, wherein the plurality of parameters comprise a static parameter and a dynamic parameter, and wherein the dynamic parameter specifies an estimated time to obtain and delete a snapshot of one of the plurality of VMs;
obtaining a plurality of backup capacities each associated with one of a plurality of backup agents, wherein the backup capacity is in the common representation domain;
assigning, using the plurality of parameters and the plurality of backup capacities, at least a portion of the plurality of VMs to the plurality of backup agents; and
initiating, based on the assigning, backup operations based on at least the portion of the plurality of VMs.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the static parameter specifies a size of one of the plurality of VMs.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the static parameter specifies a last backup time of one of the plurality of VMs.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimated time is only determined when a power state of the one of the plurality of VMs is ON.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the estimated time is determined, in part, by monitoring the input/output (I/O) rate of the one of the plurality of VMs.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of parameters further comprises a second dynamic parameter that specifies a network time for a VM of the plurality of VMs.

7. The method of claim 6 ,
wherein the network time is determined using a read rate, a write rate, and an amount of data associated with the VM,
wherein the write rate and read rate are determine by monitoring a network adaptor on the production host, wherein at least one of the plurality of VMs is executing on production host.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein obtaining the plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of VMs comprises:
obtaining a parameter for a VM of the plurality of VMs, wherein the parameter is not in the common representation domain; and
converting the parameter to the common representation domain.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the common representation domain is a time domain.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein assigning, using the plurality of parameters and the plurality of backup capacities, at least the portion of the plurality of VMs to the plurality of backup agents comprises:
assigning a VM of the at least the portion of the plurality of VMs based on a priority ordering.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the priority ordering is based on a last backup time.

12. 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 performing a backup operation, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), wherein the plurality of parameters are in a common representation domain, wherein the plurality of parameters comprise a static parameter and a dynamic parameter, and wherein the dynamic parameter specifies an estimated time to obtain and delete a snapshot of one of the plurality of VMs;
obtaining a plurality of backup capacities each associated with one of a plurality of backup agents, wherein the backup capacity is in the common representation domain;
assigning, using the plurality of parameters and the plurality of backup capacities, at least a portion of the plurality of VMs to the plurality of backup agents; and
initiating, based on the assigning, backup operations based on at least the portion of the plurality of VMs.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 ,
wherein the plurality of parameters further comprises a second dynamic parameter,
wherein the second dynamic parameter specifies a network time for a VM of the plurality of VMs,
wherein the network time is determined using a read rate, a write rate, and an amount of data associated with the VM,
wherein the write rate and read rate are determine by monitoring a network adaptor on the production host, wherein at least one of the plurality of VMs is executing on production host.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein obtaining the plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of VMs comprises:
obtaining a parameter for a VM of the plurality of VMs, wherein the parameter is not in the common representation domain; and
converting the parameter to the common representation domain.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein the common representation domain is a time domain.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein assigning, using the plurality of parameters and the plurality of backup capacities, at least the portion of the plurality of VMs to the plurality of backup agents comprises:
assigning a VM of the at least the portion of the plurality of VMs based on a priority ordering.

17. A system, comprising:
a processor; and
memory comprising instructions, which when executed by the processor perform a method, the method comprising:
obtaining a plurality of parameters for each of a plurality of virtual machines (VMs), wherein the plurality of parameters are in a common representation domain, wherein the plurality of parameters comprise a static parameter and a dynamic parameter, and wherein the dynamic parameter specifies an estimated time to obtain and delete a snapshot of one of the plurality of VMs;
obtaining a plurality of backup capacities each associated with one of a plurality of backup agents, wherein the backup capacity is in the common representation domain;
assigning, using the plurality of parameters and the plurality of backup capacities, at least a portion of the plurality of VMs to the plurality of backup agents; and
initiating, based on the assigning, backup operations based on at least the portion of the plurality of VMs.

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Srinivasan Sharath Talkad
• Meier Richard

Classifications

• G06F2201/815

  Virtual · CPC title

• G06F11/1464 Primary

  for networked environments · CPC title

• G06F11/1461

  Backup scheduling policy · CPC title

• G06F11/0712

  in a virtual computing platform, e.g. logically partitioned systems · CPC title

• G06F2009/45591

  Monitoring or debugging support · CPC title