US 12,314,141 B2
Utilizing immutable unique identifiers to manage database protection
Navneet Upadhyay, Greater Noida (IN); Rejith Mohan M, Bengaluru (IN); and Gowtham Krishna Iyengar Srinivasa Rangan, Mysore (IN)
Assigned to Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Oct. 27, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/496,294.
Prior Publication US 2025/0138952 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01); G06F 21/62 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 11/1458 (2013.01) [G06F 21/6218 (2013.01); G06F 2201/80 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing databases, the method comprising:
receiving a database identifier (DID) for a database;
generating, using the DID, a unique identifier (UID) for the database, wherein generating the UID comprises:
storing the UID with a tag in an agent service record, wherein a value of the tag is NEW;
determining, after the generating, that the database is associated with a data protection policy, wherein determining that the database is associated with the data protection policy comprises:
receiving a notification from a data manager that the database associated with the UID is protected by the data protection policy, wherein after receiving the notification the value of the tag is updated to FINAL;
wherein an agent executes on a host operatively connected to the database, wherein the data manager executes on a computing device operatively connected to the host; and
permitting backup operations specifying the UID to be serviced by the agent operatively connected to the database.