Serverless backup for virtual volumes

Backup policies specifying backup frequencies are stored. An identification of a logical unit number (LUN) to which a virtual volume of a virtual machine has been mapped and an input/output (IO) rate of the LUN are gathered from a storage array. A backup policy having a range of IO rates that correspond to the IO rate of the LUN gathered from the storage array is selected. The virtual volume is backed up according to a particular backup frequency as specified in the selected backup policy.

Elastic virtual backup proxy

Rules are stored for dynamically managing virtual machine backups in a computing environment. Each rule includes a triggering condition and an action to be performed when the triggering condition is satisfied. A selection of at least one rule to apply to the environment is received. The environment is polled to detect changes. The selected at least one rule is evaluated against a detected change. Based on the evaluation, a determination is made that a triggering condition has been satisfied. An action specified in the at least one rule is performed where the action includes one of commissioning a new virtual backup proxy or decommissioning an existing virtual backup proxy.

Application intelligence with virtual volume data protection

Stored in an application database is information about a set of applications. The information includes a name, version, and backup policy for the application. The backup policy specifies a backup frequency. A storage array is accessed in which a virtual volume of a virtual machine has been provisioned. There is an attempt to gather from the storage array details about an application on the virtual volume. Upon gathering the details, the application database is consulted to select a backup policy corresponding to the gathered name and version of the application. The virtual volume is backed up according to a particular backup frequency as specified in the selected backup policy.

Head-Media Interface in a Hard Disk Drive

A hard disk drive comprising a mixed layer is provided to reduce the head-media spacing in the hard disk drive by embedding a surface of a magnetic recording medium or head of the hard disk drive with energetic ions. The mixed layer provides sufficient protection against corrosion and wear of the magnetic layer of the magnetic recording medium without requiring any DLC and/or lubricant overcoat. 1. A method comprising embedding energetic ions in a surface of a hard disk drive to form a mixed layer.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the embedding is in a surface of a magnetic recording medium and/or head of the hard disk drive.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the embedding is by filtered cathodic vacuum arc (FCVA) process and/or wherein the energetic ions have ion energy in the range 50-500 eV.4. (canceled)5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the embedding comprises embedding energetic ions to a depth of ≦2 nm in the surface of the hard disk drive.6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the energetic ions are selected from the group consisting of: carbon ions claim 1 , silicon ions claim 1 , titanium ions claim 1 , chromium ions claim 1 , and a combination thereof.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises depositing a protective layer on the mixed layer comprising diamond-like carbon (DLC).8. (canceled)9. The method according to claim 7 , wherein the step of depositing a protective layer comprises depositing the protective layer to a thickness of ≦0.5 nm using a FCVA process.10. (canceled)11. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising depositing a lubricant layer on the mixed layer.12. The method according to claim 7 , further comprising depositing a lubricant layer on the protective layer.13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the depositing a lubricant layer is by di-coating or vapour deposition process of perfluoropolyethers claim 11 , perfluoropolyalkylethers claim 11 , or ...

System and method for backup of logical layer virtual systems

A method for performing backup operations includes identifying a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) to back up, grouping the plurality of VMs to obtain a plurality of VM groups, and initiating a configuration of a production agent on a production host associated with a first VM group of the plurality of VM groups, wherein the configured first production agent initiates a backup operation on at least the first VM group.

System and method for restorations of virtual machines in virtual systems

A method for restoring virtual machines in accordance with one or more embodiments of the invention includes obtaining, by a data protection manager, a restoration request, and in response to the restoration request: identifying a plurality of virtual machines (VMs) to restore based on the restoration request, determining a restoration process based on the plurality of virtual machines, and initiating a deployment of a production agent based on the restoration process, wherein the production agent initiates a restoration on at least a portion of the plurality of VMs.

METHOD FOR FORMING A POLYETHYLENE ALUMINA NANOCOMPOSITE COATING

A method for forming a polyethylene and alumina nanocomposite coating on a substrate is described. The method may use microparticles of UHMWPE with nanoparticles of alumina to form a powder mixture, which is then applied to a heated steel substrate to form the nanocomposite coating. The nanocomposite coating may have a Vickers hardness of 10.5-12.5 HV. 1. A method for forming a nanocomposite coating on a substrate , comprising:mixing polyethylene microparticles with alumina nanoparticles in an organic solvent to form a precursor mixture;heating the precursor mixture at a temperature in a range of 75-95° C. for 18-30 h to produce a nanocomposite powder;applying the nanocomposite powder to the substrate heated at a temperature in a range of 160-200° C. to form the nanocomposite coating,wherein the nanocomposite coating comprises alumina nanoparticles dispersed within a polymeric matrix.2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising sonicating the alumina nanoparticles in the organic solvent prior to the heating.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyethylene microparticles have a mean diameter in a range of 20-120 μm.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the polyethylene microparticles consist essentially of UHMWPE.5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the dispersed alumina present in the coating comprises alumina nanoparticles having an average diameter in a range of 5-100 nm.6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the dispersed alumina present in the coating comprises alumina nanoparticles having an average diameter in a range of 8-20 nm.7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the applying includes electrostatically spraying the nanocomposite powder onto the substrate.8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising heating the substrate at the temperature in a range of 160-200° C. for a period of 15-60 min immediately following the applying.9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the nanocomposite coating consists essentially of UHMWPE and alumina.10. The method of claim 1 , wherein ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL MACHINE RESOURCE TAGGING

A remote agent for managing virtual machines includes a persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores backup/restoration policies. The backup manager generates backups of the virtual machines based on the backup/restoration policies. The remote agent also includes a resource tagger that obtains a management request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; in response to obtaining the management request: performs a remote resource analysis of the virtual machine to obtain an application profile of the virtual machine; performs a multidimensional application analysis of the application profile to identify at least one tag; and applies the at least one tag to the virtual machine. 1. A remote agent for managing virtual machines , comprising:a persistent storage that stores backup/restoration policies;a backup manager that generates backups of the virtual machines based on the backup/restoration policies; and obtain a management request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines;', perform a remote resource analysis of the virtual machine to obtain an application profile of the virtual machine;', 'perform a multidimensional application analysis of the application profile to identify at least one tag that indicates a consumption rate of computing resources by an application specified by the application profile; and', 'apply the at least one tag to the virtual machine., 'in response to obtaining the management request], 'a resource tagger programmed to2. The remote agent of claim 1 , wherein the resource tagger is further programmed to:make a determination, in response to an application of a second tag to a second virtual machine of the virtual machines, that the second tag is not associated with any policy of the backup/restoration policies; obtain a prototype policy associated with the virtual machine;', 'modify the prototype policy based on the second tag to obtain a new backup policy; and', 'add the new backup policy to the backup/ ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TAG BASED BACKUP INFRASTRUCTURE

A remote agent for managing resources includes a persistent storage that stores disaster recovery policies keyed to tags applied to the resources and a resource tagger that identifies a change in a resource; in response to identifying the change: performs an application priority analysis of the resource to identify a first tag based on the change in the resource; performs an interaction frequency analysis of the applications of the resource to identify a second tag; tags the resource with a tag; and performs a disaster recovery for the resource using a disaster recovery policy of the disaster recovery policies that is keyed to the tag. 1. A remote agent for managing resources , comprising:a persistent storage that stores disaster recovery policies keyed to tags applied to the resources; identify a change in a resource;', perform an application priority analysis of the resource to identify a first tag based on the change in the resource;', 'perform an interaction frequency analysis of the applications of the resource to identify a second tag;', 'tag the resource with a tag, wherein the tag is one selected from a group consisting of the first tag and the second tag, wherein the tag is the first tag when the first tag has a higher priority than the second tag and where the tag is the second tag when the second tag has a higher priority than the first tag; and, 'in response to identifying the change, 'perform a disaster recovery for the resource using a disaster recovery policy of the disaster recovery policies that is keyed to the tag., 'a resource tagger programmed to2. The remote agent of claim 1 , wherein performing the disaster recovery for the resource comprises:identifying a plurality of the resources impacted by a disaster;ordering the resources based on priorities specified by the tags to obtain an ordering of the resources, wherein the tag is one of the tags; andperforming restoration of the resources in an order specified by the ordering of the resources.3. ...

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RELIABLY RESTORING VIRTUAL MACHINES

A method and system for reliably restoring virtual machines. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein enable virtual machine recovery, on a target computing system, indirectly through a connection to a central administration point. When the central administration point becomes unreachable, thereby interrupting the virtual machine recovery process, the method and system disclosed herein further facilitate directly connecting with the target computing system (bypassing the central administration point) in order to continue and complete the virtual machine recovery process. 1. A method for restoring virtual machines , comprising:receiving, from an administrator client, a restoration request comprising a virtual machine identifier (ID) and a target host ID; obtaining primary connection information (PCI);', 'establishing a first connection to a central management service (CMS) using the PCI;', 'maintaining a keep-alive status (KAS) describing a validity state of the first connection; and', 'restoring a virtual machine associated with the virtual machine ID, on a target virtual machine host (VMH) associated with the target host ID, based on the KAS., 'in response to receiving the restoration request2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the PCI comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address associated with the CMS and login credentials required to interact with the CMS.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein restoring the virtual machine based on the KAS claim 1 , comprises:establishing a second connection to the target VMH, wherein the second connection is an indirect connection established through the CMS;making a determination, based on the KAS, that the first connection has become invalid, wherein the second connection is unusable in response to the first connection becoming invalid; obtaining host connection information (HCI) associated with the target host ID;', 'establishing a third connection to the target VMH using the HCI, wherein the third connection is a ...

Polyethylene-cnt-hydroxyapatite coated materials

A biocompatible polymer hybrid nanocomposite coating on a surface of a substrate, such as titanium and its alloys. The coating can be achieved by an electrostatic spray coating, preferably using ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a matrix for the coating. For example, up to 2.95 wt. % carbon nanotubes can be used as reinforcement, as can up to 4.95 wt. % hydroxyapatite. A dispersion of CNTs and HA in the coating is substantially uniform. The tribological performance of such coatings include high hardness, improved scratch resistance, excellent wear resistance, and corrosion resistance compared to pure UHMWPE coatings.

Method of making uhmwpe hybrid nanocomposite coating reinforced with nanoclay and carbon nanotubes

A method for forming a nanocomposite coating on a substrate is described. The nanocomposite substrate comprises polyethylene, functionalized carbon nanotubes, and nanoclay. The method may use microparticles of UHMWPE with functionalized carbon nanotubes and clay nanoplatelets to form a powder mixture, which is then applied to a heated substrate to form the nanocomposite coating. The nanocomposite coating may have a Vickers hardness of 10.5-12.5 HV and a debonding strength of at least 25 N.

Method and system for reliably restoring virtual machines

Synchronizing catalogs of virtual machine copies

Synchronizing catalogs of virtual machine copies is described. A system determines the number of copies of a virtual machine in a catalog associated with a virtual machine storage management tool. The system determines the number of copies of the virtual machine in a catalog associated with a backup application. The system creates a copy of the virtual machine, which is associated with the backup application, if the number of copies of the virtual machine in the catalog associated with the virtual machine storage management tool is greater than zero and if the number of copies of the virtual machine in the catalog associated with the backup application is zero.

System and method for virtual machine resource tagging

A remote agent for managing virtual machines includes a persistent storage and a backup manager. The persistent storage stores backup/restoration policies. The backup manager generates backups of the virtual machines based on the backup/restoration policies. The remote agent also includes a resource tagger that obtains a management request for a virtual machine of the virtual machines; in response to obtaining the management request: performs a remote resource analysis of the virtual machine to obtain an application profile of the virtual machine; performs a multidimensional application analysis of the application profile to identify at least one tag; and applies the at least one tag to the virtual machine.

System and method for virtual machine resource tagging

Broken point continuous backup in virtual datacenter

Providing backup of virtual machines can be performed by a backup server. The backup server can maintain log-in credentials for a central management server and a virtual machine host. If communication is lost between the backup server and the central management server, the backup server can initialize a connection directly to the host and back up a target virtual machine.

Method and system for mapping protection policies to data cluster components

Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing data protection services for data clusters. The method includes identifying, by a mapping module of a data protection manager, an initial discovery event associated with a data cluster; in response to identifying the discovery event, by the mapping module: sending a request for currently deployed components to a data cluster manager associated with the data cluster; obtaining data cluster component inventory information associated with the data cluster from the data cluster manager; mapping protection policy types to data cluster components of the data cluster using the data cluster component inventory information and component data protection information; and initiating performance of data protection services for the data cluster components based on the mapped protection policy types.

Method and system for continuous mapping of protection policies to data cluster components

Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing data protection services for data clusters. The method includes identifying a discovery event associated with a data cluster; sending a request for currently deployed data cluster components to a data cluster manager associated with the data cluster; obtaining data cluster component inventory information associated with the data cluster from the data cluster manager; making a first determination that the currently deployed data cluster components comprise changed data cluster components using the data cluster component inventory information; mapping protection policy types to newly deployed data cluster components of the data cluster using the data cluster component inventory information and component data protection information; updating a data cluster component inventory repository using the data cluster component inventory information; and initiating performance of data protection services for the newly deployed data cluster components based on the mapped protection policy types.

Method and system for mapping data protection services to data cluster components

Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing data protection services for data clusters. The method includes identifying a discovery event associated with a data cluster; sending a request for currently deployed components to a data cluster manager associated with the data cluster; obtaining data cluster component inventory information associated with the data cluster from the data cluster manager; mapping data protection policies to data cluster components of the data cluster using the data cluster component inventory information and component data protection information; mapping backup types to the data cluster components using the data cluster component inventory information and the component data protection information; updating a data cluster component inventory repository using the data cluster component inventory information; and initiating performance of data protection services for the data cluster components based on the mapped data protection policies and the mapped backup types.

Method and system for migrating data clusters using heterogeneous data cluster infrastructures

Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing data protection services for data clusters. The method includes identifying, by a data protection manager, a migration event associated with a first data cluster; in response to identifying the migration event: identifying a second data cluster capable of hosting the first data cluster using data cluster topology information and data cluster component inventory information associated with the first data cluster; generating a dependency map associated with the second data cluster based on the first data cluster; identifying a migration sequence based on the dependency map; initiating data cluster components of the second data cluster to perform migration of the first data cluster; and migrating the first data cluster to the second data cluster.

Method and system for mapping data protection services to data cluster components

Techniques described herein relate to a method for managing data protection services for data clusters. The method includes identifying a discovery event associated with a data cluster; sending a request for currently deployed components to a data cluster manager associated with the data cluster; obtaining data cluster component inventory information associated with the data cluster from the data cluster manager; mapping data protection policies to data cluster components of the data cluster using the data cluster component inventory information and component data protection information; mapping backup types to the data cluster components using the data cluster component inventory information and the component data protection information; updating a data cluster component inventory repository using the data cluster component inventory information; and initiating performance of data protection services for the data cluster components based on the mapped data protection policies and the mapped backup types.

Method of preparing a composite coated substrate

A method of forming a composite coated substrate including: dispersing crumb rubber particles in a solvent to form a dispersion, mixing an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) into the dispersion and evaporating the solvent to form a composite, where the crumb rubber particles are dispersed in a matrix of the UHMWPE, and electrospraying at least one layer of the composite onto a surface of a substrate to form the composite coated substrate.