Abstract: Assets to associate to a data protection policy and configuration information for the policy is received. The configuration information includes a data protection job to perform for the assets and a schedule for the job. A shadow policy is generated including the configuration information from the data protection policy and a retry protocol. The data protection job is performed according to the schedule. A failure of the data protection job for an asset is detected. The asset is moved out of the data protection policy and into the shadow policy. The data protection job for the asset is retried according to the retry protocol in the shadow policy.

Abstract: To perform Recovery Point Objective (RPO) driven backup scheduling, the illustrative data storage management system is enhanced in several dimensions. Illustrative enhancements include: streamlining the user interface to take in fewer parameters; backup job scheduling is largely automated based on several factors, and includes automatic backup level conversion for legacy systems; backup job priorities are dynamically adjusted to re-submit failed data objects with an “aggressive” schedule in time to meet the RPO; only failed items are resubmitted for failed backup jobs.

Abstract: Computer software and/or hardware configured to select a first tape medium of a first pool and a second tape medium of a second pool based, at least in part, on a migration command for a file, instruct a tape drive to write the file to both the first tape medium of the first pool and a third tape medium of a system pool of a tape library, record a file identifier (ID) for the file and an identifier for the second tape medium of the second pool in a copy tape database (CTDB), wherein the file ID points to the file written to the third tape medium of the system pool, and instruct the tape drive to read the file from the third tape medium of the system pool utilizing the file ID in the CTDB and to write the file to the second tape medium of the second pool.

Abstract: Embodiments for predictive scheduling of backups in a data protection system by initiating a first backup job in a series of scheduled consecutive backup jobs, wherein a second backup job is allowed to begin only after the first backup job is finished and not active, detecting whether or not the first backup job is still active when a second job is to start, and if so, estimating an amount of additional time required to finish the first backup job. The second backup job is then rescheduled to start at least at the end of the additional time. The estimated amount of additional time is determined using a throughput to target storage device parameter. This parameter is periodically checked to determine if there is a change to the estimated amount of additional time, and if so, the estimated time is recalculated based on the changed parameter.

Abstract: Digital data sanitization is disclosed. An indication that a data sanitization process should be performed is received. The data sanitization process is performed. Performing the data sanitization process includes determining an amount of free space on a storage device. Performing the data sanitization process further includes performing a set of one or more write operations, where performing the write operations decreases the amount of free space on the storage of the device.

Abstract: In order to provide a storage system for enabling an administrator to manage information for each apparatus in a straightforward manner, the present invention comprises an acquiring section for acquiring a connection relationship of host apparatus, host management apparatus, storage apparatus, and storage management apparatus, a storage relationship for programs of every host apparatus, and a saving time period for saving data of every program, based on external operation, and a display control section for displaying the connection relationship and storage relationship acquired by the acquiring section on a display screen, and displaying the saved time period of every program on the same screen as the connection relationship and the storage relationship.