Offloaded data protection based on virtual machine snapshots
Offloaded data protection based on virtual machine snapshots is described. A system identifies a virtual machine associated with a backup application. The system identifies a storage identifier associated with a virtual machine storage management tool and the virtual machine. The system creates a snapshot of the virtual machine and an identifier of the snapshot by prompting a storage array, which is associated with the virtual machine storage management tool, with the storage identifier. The system mounts the snapshot to a proxy server. The system creates a backup based on the snapshot by prompting the backup application with the identifier of the snapshot.
1. A system for offloaded data protection based on virtual machine snapshots, the system comprising:
a processor; and
a processor-based application, which when executed on a computer, will cause the processor to:
identify a virtual machine associated with a backup application;
identify a storage identifier associated with a virtual machine storage management tool and the virtual machine;
create a snapshot of the virtual machine and an identifier of the snapshot by prompting a storage array, which is associated with the virtual machine storage management tool, with the storage identifier;
mount the snapshot to a proxy server; and
create a backup based on the snapshot by prompting the backup application with the identifier of the snapshot.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor-based application further causes the processor to identify the proxy server and a proxy virtual machine center tool from a database associated with the backup application.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the virtual machine storage management tool is attached to a proxy virtual machine center tool.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein mounting the snapshot to the proxy server comprises adding the storage array as a data store to the proxy server, and the virtual machine storage management tool recognizing the snapshot.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the proxy server is attached to a proxy virtual machine center tool.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor-based application further causes the processor to unmount the snapshot from the proxy server.
7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor-based application further causes the processor to delete the snapshot from the storage array.
8. A computer-implemented method for offloaded data protection based on virtual machine snapshots, the method comprising:
identifying a virtual machine associated with a backup application;
identifying a storage identifier associated with a virtual machine storage management tool and the virtual machine;
creating a snapshot of the virtual machine and an identifier of the snapshot by prompting a storage array, which is associated with the virtual machine storage management tool, with the storage identifier;
mounting the snapshot to a proxy server; and
creating a backup based on the snapshot by prompting the backup application with the identifier of the snapshot.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises identifying the proxy server and a proxy virtual machine center tool from a database associated with the backup application.
10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the virtual machine storage management tool is attached to a proxy virtual machine center tool.
11. The method of claim 8 , wherein mounting the snapshot to the proxy server comprises adding the storage array as a data store to the proxy server, and the virtual machine storage management tool recognizing the snapshot.
12. The method of claim 8 , wherein the proxy server is attached to a proxy virtual machine center tool.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises unmounting the snapshot from the proxy server.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises deleting the snapshot from the storage array.
15. A computer program product, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium having a computer-readable program code embodied therein to be executed by one or more processors, the program code including instructions to:
identify a virtual machine associated with a backup application;
identify a storage identifier associated with a virtual machine storage management tool and the virtual machine;
create a snapshot of the virtual machine and an identifier of the snapshot by prompting a storage array, which is associated with the virtual machine storage management tool, with the storage identifier;
mount the snapshot to a proxy server; and
create a backup based on the snapshot by prompting the backup application with the identifier of the snapshot.
16. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program code includes further instructions to identify the proxy server and a proxy virtual machine center tool from a database associated with the backup application.
17. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the virtual machine storage management tool is attached to a proxy virtual machine center tool.
18. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein mounting the snapshot to the proxy server comprises adding the storage array as a data store to the proxy server, and the virtual machine storage management tool recognizing the snapshot.
19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the proxy server is attached to a proxy virtual machine center tool.
20. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the program code includes further instructions to:
unmount the snapshot from the proxy server; and
delete the snapshot from the storage array.