Selectively suppress or throttle migration of data across wan connections

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016359746-A1
Application number	US-201514731252-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 4, 2015
Priority date	Jun 4, 2015
Publication date	Dec 8, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods for detecting and evaluating data migrations over a network are described. More specifically, a Migration Manager is provided to detect data migrations over the network and determine whether the performance of the data migration is satisfactory. In situations where the current data migration is too slow, the Migration Manager may postpone or reschedule the data migration for another time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for detecting and suppressing slow data migration across WAN connections, the method comprising:
detecting a current data migration for a first source of a source system, wherein the current data migration is migrating data stored in the first source of the source system to the target system; evaluating the current data migration for the first source of the source system with a data migration threshold, wherein the data migration threshold corresponds with a pre-defined performance level for the data migration; determining that the current data migration for the first source of the source system is slower than the pre-defined performance level for the data migration; terminating the current data migration for the first source of the source system; and rescheduling data migration for the first source of the source system for a future time.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the first source of the source system is computing device.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the computing device is associated with an employee of a business or organization.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein data migrated from the first source of the source system to the target system includes personal storage tables (PSTs).

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the target system is a hosted Exchange server.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the evaluation of data migration is performed for two or more sources within the source system simultaneously.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data migration threshold is based on capabilities of a particular network from which the data migration is being performed on.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the particular network is associated with a particular business or organization.

9 . A system for detecting and suppressing slow data migration across WAN connections, the system comprising:
a source system connected to a network, wherein the source system stores data to be migrated; a target system connected to the network, wherein the target system stores data migrated from the source system; and a Migration Manager comprising a processor and instructions stored in memory, wherein the processor executes the instructions to:
detect a current data migration for a first source of the source system, wherein the current data migration is migrating data stored in the first source of the source system to the target system;
evaluate the current data migration for the first source of the source system with a data migration threshold, wherein the data migration threshold corresponds with a pre-defined performance level for the data migration;
determine that the current data migration for the first source of the source system is slower than the pre-defined performance level for the data migration;
terminate the current data migration for the first source of the source system; and
reschedule data migration for the first source of the source system for a future time.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the first source of the source system is computing device.

11 . The system of claim 10 , wherein the computing device is associated with an employee of a business or organization.

12 . The system of claim 9 , wherein data migrated from the first source of the source system to the target system includes personal storage tables (PSTs).

13 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the target system is a hosted Exchange server.

14 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the Migration Manager executes instructions for migrating two or more sources within the source system simultaneously.

15 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the data migration evaluation of data migration is based on capabilities of a particular network from which the data migration is being performed on.

16 . The system of claim 15 , wherein the particular network is associated with a particular business or organization.

Assignees

• Dell Software Inc

Inventors

• Obst Jonathan Cameron

Classifications

• H04L47/10 Primary

  Flow control; Congestion control · CPC title