Methods and systems for determining backup schedules

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11593221-B2
Application number	US-202016805149-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2020
Priority date	Feb 28, 2020
Publication date	Feb 28, 2023
Grant date	Feb 28, 2023

Abstract

A method for generating a backup schedule, that includes receiving, by a scheduling agent, an event entry specifying an event associated with a container, determining that the event entry specifies an alert event, adding the event entry to a plurality of historical event entries in a historical event repository, determining that the plurality of historical event entries indicates a repeating error state of the container, determining that an error frequency of the repeating error state is greater than an existing backup frequency of a container backup schedule, and generating a backup schedule warning indicating a recommended backup frequency.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for generating a container backup schedule to perform a backup, comprising:
receiving, by a scheduling agent, an event entry specifying an event associated with a container;
making a first determination that the event entry specifies an alert event;
adding, based on the first determination, the event entry to a plurality of historical event entries in a historical event repository;
making a second determination that the plurality of historical event entries indicates a repeating error state of the container;
making a third determination, based on the second determination, that an error frequency of the repeating error state is greater than an existing backup frequency of the container backup schedule;
generating, based on the third determination, a container backup schedule warning indicating a recommended backup frequency;
updating the container backup schedule from the existing backup frequency to the recommended backup frequency; and
performing the backup based on the container backup schedule.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein making the first determination that the event entry specifies the alert event comprises:
matching at least a portion of the event entry to alert event data associated with the alert event.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the event entry indicates a container error at a first time, wherein the plurality of historical event entries comprises a second historical event entry that indicates a second container error at a second time.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the error frequency is based on the first time and the second time.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the recommended backup frequency is greater than the error frequency.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the container backup schedule warning comprises:
issuing the container backup schedule warning to a user interface.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer processor, enables the computer processor to perform a method for generating a container backup schedule to perform a backup, comprising:
receiving, by a scheduling agent, an event entry specifying an event associated with a container;
making a first determination that the event entry specifies an alert event;
adding, based on the first determination, the event entry to a plurality of historical event entries in a historical event repository;
making a second determination that the plurality of historical event entries indicates a repeating error state of the container;
making a third determination, based on the second determination, that an error frequency of the repeating error state is greater than an existing backup frequency of the container backup schedule;
generating, based on the third determination, a container backup schedule warning indicating a recommended backup frequency;
updating the container backup schedule from the existing backup frequency to the recommended backup frequency; and
initiating the backup based on the container backup schedule.

8. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein making the first determination that the event entry specifies the alert event comprises:
matching at least a portion of the event entry to alert event data associated with the alert event.

9. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein the event entry indicates a container error at a first time, wherein the plurality of historical event entries comprises a second historical event entry that indicates a second container error at a second time.

10. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 9 , wherein the error frequency is based on the first time and the second time.

11. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 10 , wherein the recommended backup frequency is greater than the error frequency.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 7 , wherein generating the container backup schedule warning comprises:
issuing the container backup schedule warning to a user interface.

13. A backup manager, comprising:
memory; and
a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method, comprising:
receiving, by a scheduling agent, an event entry specifying an event associated with a container;
making a first determination that the event entry specifies an alert event;
adding, based on the first determination, the event entry to a plurality of historical event entries in a historical event repository;
making a second determination that the plurality of historical event entries indicates a repeating error state of the container;
making a third determination, based on the second determination, that an error frequency of the repeating error state is greater than an existing backup frequency of a container backup schedule;
generating, based on the third determination, a container backup schedule warning indicating a recommended backup frequency;
updating the container backup schedule from the existing backup frequency to the recommended backup frequency; and
initiating a backup based on the container backup schedule.

14. The backup manager of claim 13 , wherein making the first determination that the event entry specifies the alert event comprises:
matching at least a portion of the event entry to alert event data associated with the alert event.

15. The backup manager of claim 13 , wherein the event entry indicates a container error at a first time, wherein the plurality of historical event entries comprises a second historical event entry that indicates a second container error at a second time.

16. The backup manager of claim 15 , wherein the error frequency is based on the first time and the second time.

17. The backup manager of claim 16 , wherein the recommended backup frequency is greater than the error frequency.

18. The backup manager of claim 13 , wherein generating the container backup schedule warning comprises:
issuing the container backup schedule warning to a user interface.

Assignees

• Emc Ip Holding Co Llc

Inventors

• Shankar D H Swaroop
• Battal Chetan
• Appireddygari Venkataramana Mahesh Reddy
• Chopra Shelesh

Classifications

• G06F11/0778

  Dumping, i.e. gathering error/state information after a fault for later diagnosis · CPC title

• G06F11/076

  by exceeding a count or rate limit, e.g. word- or bit count limit · CPC title

• G06F11/1464

  for networked environments · CPC title

• G06F11/0772

  Means for error signaling, e.g. using interrupts, exception flags, dedicated error registers · CPC title

• G06F11/1461 Primary

  Backup scheduling policy · CPC title