System and method for backup storage selection
A backup orchestrator for providing backup services to entities includes storage for storing backup windows during which backup storages are predicted to be able to service backup storage workloads; and a backup manager that identifies an occurrence of a backup generation event for an entity of the entities; in response to identifying the backup generation event: matches workload characteristics for generating a backup of the entity to a backup window of the backup windows that is associated with a backup storage of the backup storages; and generates the backup for the entity during the backup window and store the backup in the backup storage.
1. A backup orchestrator for providing backup services to entities, comprising:
storage for storing backup windows during which backup storages are predicted to be able to service backup storage workloads; and
a backup manager programmed to:
identify an occurrence of a backup generation event for an entity of the entities;
in response to identifying the backup generation event:
match workload characteristics for generating a backup of the entity to a backup window of the backup windows that is associated with a backup storage of the backup storages; and
generate the backup for the entity during the backup window and store the backup in the backup storage.
2. The backup orchestrator of claim 1 , wherein the backup manager is further programmed to:
prior to identifying the occurrence of the backup generation event for the entity:
obtain backup storage characteristics of the backup storage for storing backups of the entity; and
generate a portion of the backup windows associated with the backup storage using the backup storage characteristics.
3. The backup orchestrator of claim 2 , wherein the backup storage characteristics comprise:
a computational load availability over a first time period;
a communications load availability over the first time period; and
a backup load availability over the first time period.
4. The backup orchestrator of claim 3 , wherein the communications load availability comprises:
a communication bandwidth available for allocation by the backup storage; and
a number of streams available for allocation by the backup storage.
5. The backup orchestrator of claim 3 , wherein the portion of the backup windows have durations that occur during a second period of time, wherein the second period of time occurs after the first time period.
6. The backup orchestrator of claim 5 , wherein at least a sub-portion of the portion of the backup windows have durations that occur after the occurrence of the backup generation event.
7. The backup orchestrator of claim 1 , wherein generating the backup for the entity during the backup window and storing the backup in the backup storage comprises:
instructing a production host that hosts the entity to:
generate the backup during the backup window; and
provide the backup to the backup storage.
8. A method for providing backup services to entities, comprising:
identifying an occurrence of a backup generation event for an entity of the entities;
in response to identifying the backup generation event:
matching workload characteristics for generating a backup of the entity to a backup window that is associated with a backup storage of the backup storages, wherein the backup window specifies a period of time during which the backup storage is predicted to be able to service backup storage workloads; and
generating the backup for the entity during the backup window and storing the backup in the backup storage.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the method further comprises:
prior to identifying the occurrence of the backup generation event for the entity:
obtaining backup storage characteristics of the backup storage for storing backups of the entity; and
generating a portion of backup windows associated with the backup storage using the backup storage characteristics, wherein the backup window is a member of the portion of the backup windows.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the backup storage characteristics comprise:
a computational load availability over a first time period;
a communications load availability over the first time period; and
a backup load availability over the first time period.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communications load availability comprises:
a communication bandwidth available for allocation by the backup storage; and
a number of streams available for allocation by the backup storage.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the portion of the backup windows have durations that occur during a second period of time, wherein the second period of time occurs after the first time period.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein at least a sub-portion of the portion of the backup windows have durations that occur after the occurrence of the backup generation event.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein generating the backup for the entity during the backup window and storing the backup in the backup storage comprises:
instructing a production host that hosts the entity to:
generate the backup during the backup window; and
provide the backup to the backup storage.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for providing backup services to entities, the method comprising:
identifying an occurrence of a backup generation event for an entity of the entities;
in response to identifying the backup generation event:
matching workload characteristics for generating a backup of the entity to a backup window that is associated with a backup storage of the backup storages, wherein the backup window specifies a period of time during which the backup storage is predicted to be able to service backup storage workloads; and
generating the backup for the entity during the backup window and storing the backup in the backup storage.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
prior to identifying the occurrence of the backup generation event for the entity:
obtaining backup storage characteristics of the backup storage for storing backups of the entity; and
generating a portion of backup windows associated with the backup storage using the backup storage characteristics, wherein the backup window is a member of the portion of the backup windows.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the backup storage characteristics comprise:
a computational load availability over a first time period;
a communications load availability over the first time period; and
a backup load availability over the first time period.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the communications load availability comprises:
a communication bandwidth available for allocation by the backup storage; and
a number of streams available for allocation by the backup storage.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the portion of the backup windows have durations that occur during a second period of time, wherein the second period of time occurs after the first time period.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein at least a sub-portion of the portion of the backup windows have durations that occur after the occurrence of the backup generation event.