Migration of an existing computing system to new hardware
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-015/177
G06F-009/48
G06F-009/50
출원번호
US-0789871
(2013-03-08)
등록번호
US-9372827
(2016-06-21)
발명자
/ 주소
Kumarasamy, Paramasivam
Pawar, Rahul S.
Mitkar, Amit
Degaonkar, Sumedh P.
출원인 / 주소
Commvault Systems, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Perkins Coie LLP
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94
초록▼
Software, firmware, and systems are described herein that migrate functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination physical computing device. A non-production copy of data associated with a source physical computing device is created. A configuration of the source physical comput
Software, firmware, and systems are described herein that migrate functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination physical computing device. A non-production copy of data associated with a source physical computing device is created. A configuration of the source physical computing device is determined. A configuration for a destination physical computing device is determined based at least in part on the configuration of the source physical computing device. The destination physical computing device is provided access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device using the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device.
대표청구항▼
1. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one data processing device performs a method for migrating functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination physical computing device, the method comprising: iden
1. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one data processing device performs a method for migrating functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination physical computing device, the method comprising: identifying a non-production copy of data and metadata associated with a source physical computing device, wherein an information management system maintains and stores the non-production copy of data and metadata,wherein the information management system is capable of transferring data from the source physical computing device to the destination physical computing device,wherein the information management system includes a computing device;determining a configuration of the source physical computing device;determining a new configuration for a destination physical computing device based at least in part on the determined configuration of the source physical computing device;identifying a destination physical computing device to which functionality of the source physical computing device may be migrated, wherein the destination physical computing device has an existing configuration;providing, via the information management system, the destination physical computing device with access to data and metadata from the non-production copy, wherein the data and metadata from the non-production copy includes application-specific data and metadata;modifying the existing configuration of the destination physical computing device based at least in part on the new configuration for the destination physical computing device, wherein modifying the existing configuration of the destination physical computing device comprises modifying the existing configuration to substantially match the new configuration for the destination physical computing device;decommissioning the source physical computing device after migration is complete, wherein the source physical computing device is inoperable after being decommissioned;executing a routine to permanently wipe data and metadata from the decommissioned source physical computing device; andnotifying a party that the decommissioned source physical computing device is available by providing at least a partial description of the decommissioned source physical computing device specification. 2. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the migration method is initiated in response to determining that a set of predetermined criteria have been met, and wherein the predetermined criteria include that: the source physical computing device is older than a threshold age or time,the source physical computing device has lost some of its data redundancy protection or a disk drive,the source physical computing device has lost network connectivity, and/orthe source physical computing device has been infected by a virus. 3. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method is initiated in response to determining that the source physical computing device has experienced increased errors. 4. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 1, wherein the method is initiated in response to determining that the source physical computing device has presented symptoms indicative of system instability. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising: executing instructions to list a description of the decommissioned source physical computing device to an auction site. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the party is a member of a business organization that is associated with the information management system. 7. A method for migrating functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination physical computing device, the method performed by a processor executing instructions stored in a memory, the method comprising: creating a non-production copy of data associated with a source physical computing device, wherein the non-production copy is created by an information management system,wherein the information management system maintains and stores the non-production copy,wherein the information management system is capable of transferring data from the source physical computing device to the destination physical computing device,wherein the information management system includes a computing device;determining a configuration of the source physical computing device;determining a configuration for a destination physical computing device based at least in part on the configuration of the source physical computing device;providing, via the information management system, the destination physical computing device access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device using the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device;decommissioning the source physical computing device after migration is complete, wherein the source physical computing device is inoperable after being decommissioned;executing a routine to permanently wipe data and metadata from the decommissioned source physical computing device; andnotifying a party that the decommissioned source physical computing device is available by providing at least a partial description of the decommissioned source physical computing device specification. 8. The method of claim 7, wherein the non-production copy of data associated with the source machine represents a snapshot copy of data and metadata associated with the source machine at a particular time, andwherein providing the destination physical computing device with access to data and metadata from the source physical computing device comprises mounting the snapshot copy of data and metadata at the destination physical computing device. 9. The method of claim 7, wherein the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device comprises an auxiliary backup copy of data associated with the source physical computing device,wherein the auxiliary backup copy is created using an existing backup copy of data associated with the source machine, andwherein the auxiliary copy is periodically or continuously updated to reflect ongoing changes to the existing backup copy of data associated with the source physical computing device. 10. The method of claim 7, wherein the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device is created in accordance with an applicable information management policy. 11. The method of claim 7, wherein determining a configuration of the source physical computing device includes determining physical hardware resources available to the source physical computing device. 12. The method of claim 7, wherein the configuration of the source physical computing device is determined based at least in part on the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device. 13. The method of claim 7, wherein providing the destination physical computing device access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device comprises providing access to only a limited subset of data and metadata from the source physical computing device in accordance with an applicable information management policy. 14. At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one data processing device performs a method for migrating functionality of a source physical computing device to a destination physical computing device, the method comprising: creating a non-production copy of data associated with a source physical computing device, wherein the non-production copy is created by an information management system, wherein the information management system is at least partially located on the source physical computing device and at least partially located on the destination physical computing device;wherein the information management system maintains and stores the non-production copy,determining a configuration of the source physical computing device;determining a configuration for a destination physical computing device based at least in part on the configuration of the source physical computing device;providing, via the information management system, the destination physical computing device access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device using the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device;decommissioning the source physical computing device after migration is complete, wherein the source physical computing device is inoperable after being decommissioned;executing a routine to permanently wipe data and metadata from the decommissioned source physical computing device; andnotifying a party that the decommissioned source physical computing device is available by providing at least a partial description of the decommissioned source physical computing device specification. 15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the non-production copy of data associated with the source machine represents a snapshot copy of data and metadata associated with the source machine at a particular time, andwherein providing the destination physical computing device with access to data and metadata from the source physical computing device comprises mounting the snapshot copy of data and metadata at the destination physical computing device. 16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device comprises an auxiliary backup copy of data associated with the source physical computing device,wherein the auxiliary backup copy is created using an existing backup copy of data associated with the source machine, andwherein the auxiliary copy is periodically or continuously updated to reflect ongoing changes to the existing backup copy of data associated with the source physical computing device. 17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device is created in accordance with an applicable information management policy. 18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein identifying a configuration of the source physical computing device includes identifying physical hardware resources available to the source physical computing device. 19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein the configuration of the source physical computing device is determined based at least in part on the non-production copy of data associated with the source physical computing device. 20. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14, wherein providing the destination physical computing device access to data and metadata associated with the source physical computing device comprises providing access to only a limited subset of data and metadata from the source physical computing device in accordance with an applicable information management policy.
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