US 12,339,747 B2
Back up and restore related data on different cloud storage tiers
Prasad Nara, Manalapan, NJ (US); Manoj Kumar Vijayan, Marlboro, NJ (US); and Ho-Chi Chen, Marlboro, NJ (US)
Assigned to Commvault Systems, Inc., Tinton Falls, NJ (US)
Filed by Commvault Systems, Inc., Tinton Falls, NJ (US)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/106,728.
Application 18/106,728 is a continuation of application No. 17/165,266, filed on Feb. 2, 2021, granted, now 11,604,706.
Prior Publication US 2023/0289264 A1, Sep. 14, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); G06F 11/14 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 11/1464 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); G06F 3/0659 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 11/1435 (2013.01); G06F 11/1461 (2013.01); G06F 11/1469 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information management system configured to store backed-up data using different cloud storage tiers, the information management system comprising:
one or more computing devices comprising computer hardware configured to:
generating a storage policy for backing up a primary dataset,
wherein the storage policy comprises a data structure or file for storing one or more preferences or criteria for performing operations on primary or secondary copies of data associated with the storage policy,
wherein the storage policy indicates that:
metadata collected in a backup operation of the primary dataset and a backup index associated with the backup operation are to be stored in a first cloud storage tier in a cloud storage environment,
payload data of the primary dataset is to be backed up into a second cloud storage tier in the cloud storage environment;
wherein the first cloud storage tier is distinct from the second cloud storage tier;
storing the storage policy;
initiating a first backup operation of the primary dataset according to the storage policy, wherein execution of the first backup operation results in a storing of a backed-up payload data in the second cloud storage tier; and
in response to a user-supplied request to restore at least part of the primary dataset from backup storage in the cloud storage environment:
recall backed-up payload data of the at least part of the primary dataset from the second cloud storage tier to the first cloud storage tier, and
restore the backed-up payload data of the at least part of the primary dataset from the first cloud storage tier to a data storage device associated with the user-supplied request to restore.