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1 US A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication (10) Pub. No.: US 2011/ A1 Bates et al. (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 11, 2011 (54) DATA STORAGE MANAGEMENT (75) Inventors: Richard Bates, Warwickshire (GB); Alistair MacKenzie, Hampshire (GB) (73) Assignee: SILVERSTRING LIMITED, Oxfordshire (GB) (21) Appl. No.: 12/875,430 (22) Filed: Sep. 3, 2010 (30) Foreign Application Priority Data Feb. 11,2010 (EP) Publication Classi?cation (5 1 ) Int. Cl. G06F 1 7/30 ( ) G06F 15/1 73 ( ) (52) US. Cl /770; 709/225; 707/E (57) ABSTRACT Apparatus is disclosed for managing the use of storage devices on a network of computing devices, the network comprising a plurality of computing devices each running different operating systems, at least one data storage device, and a management system for controlling archival of data from the computing devices to the data storage device, the management system including a database of data previously archived; the apparatus comprising an agent running on a?rst computing device attached to the network, the?rst computing device running a?rst operating system, the agent being adapted to issue an instruction to a second computing device being one of the plurality of computing devices via a remote administration protocol, the second computing device run ning a second operating system that differs from the?rst operating system, and the instruction comprising a query to the database concerning data archived from computing devices running the second operating system. The remote administration protocol is preferably Secure Shell (SSH), but other protocols can be employed. A corresponding method and software agent are also disclosed. In addition, a data storage resource management system is disclosed, compris ing a query agent and an analysis agent, the query agent being adapted to issue at least one query to a database of backed up or archived objects in order to elicit information relating to the objects; the analysis agent being adapted to organise the query results and display totals of objects meeting de?ned criteria. TSM Server Customer Site Dsmadmc (TSM Admin dsmc query backup/ Command line) issues dsm". query backup/ Grant/revoke proxynode archive Commands archive commands Commands P TSM BIA Client for TSM Admin Windows Client TSM BA Ghent PREDATAR DATA for Unix TRACKER CLIENT [EMF.. [E SSH Chem (tunneher) Tunnelier command line Windows Server (sexec) with embedded where Predaiar dsmc command Client installed

2 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 1 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 This node is setup to PREDCLIENT _ SERVER 1 have proxy rights to ptirlsgrtrn <~><> ssglsgfitzgvzgsi query their objects. With SSH client installed (TUNNELIER) SEQ/gm SERVERS (LINUX) TSIVISERVER TSM server Fig. 1 SERVER4 (HPUX) TSM Server Customer Site gsmadmg Admin dsmc query backup/ omman Ine Issues - dsmc query backup/ Grant/revoke proxynode archive Commands archive commands commands l TSM BA Client for TSM Admin Windows Client PREDATAR DATA TRACKER CLIENT TSM BA Client for Unix Windows Server where Predatar Client installed SSH client (tunnelier) Fig.2 Tunnelier command line (sexec) with embedded dsmc command

3 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 2 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 823mm 26.1 < % gm $22028 _>_2 5 E ? mswmm8< mm

4 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 3 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 2.6m wwuiuow 88.2.? ? wwuiuow 88.2.? 88-2-? Béwuow 88.2.? m 363w 88.2.? mwumouow 88.2.? mm? 36.1w 88.2.? ? Q mwumouow moonéton mmumouom moométow mm?

5 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 4 of 21 US 2011/ A1 Data Type GB Data Type I File {Sign Application & DB > TSM Server 0 Application & DB 87% Drill down to application and DB data types Fig. 4 Drill down to File data types ggillli?lon and DB Type GB 6700 Application and DB Type Exchange Content SQL Magoiger other Domino 2% lnformix Sharepoint 0% Exchange Oracle % 10% ERP SQL Sharepoint ERP / 7% Content Manager % 2 Other 600 TSM for NDMP 0 TSM for DB2 O Inf rmix 33;? 205% / - Drill down application and DB types Fig. 6

6 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 5 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 N00 30m w?m v.00 N

7 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 6 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 NODENAME GB Domino Node N d 1 n0de $50 ; n0de n0de n0de4 nodeg 45% 18% Fig. 7 node3 22% node ' OTHER n0de5 nodet % 26% node8 500 node6 node % node "(@514 d 7 0\(> n0 0 n0de W 5% node n0deg13 "?g/f8 node nodeg node node node node ) 1% OTHER % 9% 6% Fig. 8

8 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 7 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 NodeName GB node15_sq 4000 node18 SqI SQL n0de16_sq %- nodaaggiql node17_sq node18_sq 2000 n0de16_sq 31% n0de17_sq 46% Fig. 9 Node GB - n0de lnformlx node n0de19 6% node20 node V 0 node21 86% Fig. 10

9 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 8 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 Node GB Oracle node d 22 nodoe23 no 6 node % 30 node24 node % node node25 node % node26 84% Fig. 11 Node GB ERp node27 By D node27 node % node node28 node29 38% 0 62 A Fig. 12

10 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 9 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 NodeName GB Content Management node node node33 33% node32 67% Fig. 1 3 node node34 node % node node36 50% node35 33% Fig. 14

11 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 10 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 node31 33% Sharepoint n0de30 67% i drill down to object names. one row per unique object name. shows number of versions and 688 used by these versions Fig. 15 File Type GB Business 6492 Video Audio System Other % File Type Other Business 6% 12% \~ Drill down to gen 20% Fig. 18 Audio 34%

12 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 11 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 $ E58 55% : $0 3% = ; :5 mewzwuoz 2:2. SN mm $26: $ : 258 N 02 E m $26: 258 5m $26: 258 mm mg S26: 258 Na : 258 N mg 526: N 258 5m x 2m x : m.05 :8 5% % 88 a m :8

13 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 12 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 Node 31 - this is a sharepoint object name 7 Size MBs Bkup Date Mgmt Class All modified date crested date 35,584 27/07/2009 DEFAULT A 27/07/ /03/ ,234 26/07/2009 DEFAULT 1 26/07/ /03/ ,234 25/07/2009 DEFAULT 1 25/07/ /03/ ,467 24/07/2009 DEFAULT 1 24/07/ /03/ ,584 23/07/2009 DEFAULT 1 23/07/ /03/ ,949 22/07/2009 DEFAULT 1 22/07/ /03/2009 8,896 10/06/2009 DEFAULT 1 10/06/ /03/ ,445 06/06/2009 DEFAULT 1 06/06/ /03/2009 Fig. 17 NODE_NAME: LINDA F LESPACE_NAME: \\ inda\c$ F LESPACE_ D: 1 STATE: ACT VE_VERS ON TYPE: FILE HL_NAME: \DOCUMENTS AND SETT NGS\LPARK\MY DOCUMENTS\ LL_NAME: <ORDER> HOMEBASE TSM RENEWAL - OBJECT_ D: BACKUP_DATE: :35: DEACT VATE_DATE: OWNER: CLASS_NA \/ E: DEFAULT Fig. 19 UNIX@

14 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 13 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 Business Files X's Other d k - 3"/ 0c docx F e GBS 1201 Pg 7%) 0 xlsx 874 emx pptx 400 X $X pub 110 <)/14% vsd 25 ' pptx d 2805 (100 \ 6% of % Pub pp vsd 2% xls 478 0o Other 200 l Drill downs possible for all segments in all pie charts. Just one drill down shown for.docx files Fig. 20 F"? Type Video Files avr 0th ' avr f4v /? 10% M v wmv asf fl 0 divx A) mov 4000 m w v Fig.21 divx est 7% 9%

15 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 14 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 File Type GB aac 1000 Aud i Fil es. aif 500 aac a'f. mid 200 We 5% 2% m'd mp % 1% 3 mp mpa % m4a 5000 wav 12% wav 2300 wma g 21% mpa File Type GB cab 4000 dmp 1200 drv 2100 exe 25% sys % prf 800 exe 5000 Fig. 23 5V3 13% 19%

16 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 15 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 F"e Type GB Other Files log 80 I as 09 asp 850x 2% txt up % 3% rar 500 vbs vbs 100 3% asp 200 rar aspx % zip 64% Fig. 24 NodeName GBs d H node X es node node46 node % d 37 no e node40 50 no ( % node % node42 30 node43 60 node node node % n0de40 20 A node A) \ \ - Drill down to file names. one row per unique object name. shows number of versions and 658 used by these versions

17 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 16 of 21 US 2011/ A1 NodeName Uuique Filename Versions Total Size-GBs node38 \\pathname\? ename1.docx node38 \\pathname\? ename 2.docx n0de38 \\pathname\? ename 3.docx n0de38 \\pathname\? ename 4.docx node38 \\pathname\? ename 5.docx n0de38 \\pathname\? ename 6.docx / n0de38 \\pathname\? ename 7.docx 4 40 etc etc 1000?les at a time Initial sort is by version But can sort by Filename or Total Size Column too. F/g.26 x Node38-\\pathname\filename7.docx / Size, MBs Bkup Date Mgmt Class All date modified created date drill downto 10,000 27/07/2009 DEFAULT A 27/07/ /03/2009 actua' Objects 10,000 26/07/2009 DEFAULT 26/07/ /03/ ,000 25/07/2009 DEFAULT 25/07/ /03/ /07/2009 DEFAULT 27/07/ /03/2009 Fig/.27

18 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 17 0f 21 US 2011/ A1 10 Biggest Node GB Top 10 biggest Nodes node node M9109 other 9% node node100 2% / node % 84% node node ) \\ node node106/\ 4% node node105 40/ node Other node104 4% node A ITOTAL node101 11% 17% Then can drill down from here in to the "Data Type" hierarchy - but obviously only for one node.... F1g.28 Object Size M Object Size <1 MB 111, MB <1 MB 1-10 MB 162, % 5% 1-170o/MB MB 192, MB MB MB 178,488 35% 9% MB 190, MB 144,942 % MB 142, MB 124,036 <)/ MB 8% MB 758, MB 9% MB 188, MB / MB 6% MB 6% 6% Then can drill down from here into one of the slices. E.g. Drill down into the MB slice. F1g.29

19 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 18 of 21 US 2011/ A1 Nodename / GB 1 - Nodegoo 126,596 00, ,000 MB Node304 Node300 Node ,540 15% 17% Node ,000 N d 301 N0de , % Node ,630 Node303 Node302 / 26% 26% drill down to object names. one row per unique object name. shows number of versions and 658 used by these versions Fig.30 / NodeName Unique object name Versions Total Size - GBs node303 a file name ,000 node303 a?le name ,000 node303 a?le name ,000 node303 a?le name ,000 drill down to node303 a?le name ,000 actual objects node303 a?le name ,000 node303 a?le name ,000 etc etc 1000?les at a time Initial sort is by versions But can sort by object name or Total Size Column too. x x

20 Patent Application Publication Aug. 11, 2011 Sheet 19 of 21 US 2011/ A1 Node303 - a file name 6 / Size MBs Bkup Date MgmtCIass A/I modi?ed date created date /07/2009 DEFAULT A 27/07/ /03/ /07/2009 DEFAULT I 26/07/ /03/ /07/2009 DEFAULT I 25/07/ /03/ /07/2009 DEFAULT I 24/07/ /03/ /07/2009 DEFAULT I 23/07/ /03/ /07/2009 DEFAULT I 22/07/ /03/ /06/2009 DEFAULT I 10/06/ /03/ /06/2009 DEFAULT I 06/06/ /03/2009 and so on to version 520 Fig. 32 Versions of Objects GBs 1 11, , , , , , , , , ,923 / % A 3 % Version Range % % 7% 2-5 2% 9% 6-10 i $1M % Then can drill down from here into one of the slices. E.g. DriII down into the / slice Fig.33 : mo 11%

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