US 12,321,239 B2
Managing database protection after updating the data manager to utilize immutable unique identifiers
Navneet Upadhyay, Greater Noida (IN); Rejith Mohan M, Bengaluru (IN); Shivaraj Abbigeri, Navalgund (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. 18/496,001.
Prior Publication US 2025/0138951 A1, May 1, 2025
Int. Cl. G06F 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1458 (2013.01) [G06F 2201/80 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for managing databases, the method comprising:
obtaining a unique identifier (UID) for a database;
making a first determination that the UID does not exist in any agent service records;
based on the first determination, making a second determination that at least one backup copy of the database exists;
based on the second determination:
creating an agent service record that comprises the UID and a tag, wherein a value of the tag is DIRTY;
initiating copy discovery of the database; and
receiving a notification that the copy discovery has been completed,
wherein after the notification, requests from a data manager comprising the UID are permitted to be provided to an agent, wherein the request is a backup request or a request for copy discovery.