Method and system for performing data protection management using an add-on application programming interface
A system for providing data protection services for data generated by host components hosted by hosts includes persistent storage for storing data and a local data protection manager. The local data protection manager identifies a data protection trigger event associated with a host component hosted by the host, identifies an add-on library associated with the host component, identifies a data protection agent associated with the host component, and initiates performance of data protection services by the data protection agent using the add-on library.
1. A system for providing data protection services for data generated by host components hosted by hosts, comprising:
persistent storage; and
a local data protection manager executing on a host of the hosts programmed to:
identify a data protection trigger event associated with a host component hosted by the host;
identify an add-on library associated with the host component;
identify a data protection agent associated with the host component; and
initiate performance of data protection services by the data protection agent using the add-on library.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the host components comprises:
file systems; and
applications.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein identifying the data protection trigger event comprises:
obtaining a generic backup generation request from a data protection manager targeting data generated by the host component.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein initiating the performance of data protection services comprises:
translating the generic backup generation request to an host component specific backup generation request using the add-on library; and
sending the host component specific backup generation request to the data protection agent.
5. The system of claim 4 , wherein the data protection services comprise generating a backup of the data.
6. The system of claim 3 , wherein the data protection agent does not include functionality to perform the data protection services based on the generic backup generation request.
7. The system of claim 5 , wherein the data protection agent includes functionality to perform the data protection services based on the host component specific backup generation request.
8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the local data protection manager is further programmed to:
prior to identifying the data protection trigger event:
identify a discovery event;
make a determination that the host component is added on the host;
in response to the determination:
obtain host component metadata associated with the host component;
update a host component metadata repository using the host component metadata to obtain a host component entry associated with the host component; and
send a discovery update to a data protection manager.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the host component metadata comprises:
an host component type associated with the host component;
host component topology associated with the host component; and
host component functionality information associated with the host component.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein identifying the add-on library associated with the host component comprises:
identifying the add-on library associated with the host component using the host component entry.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein identifying the data protection agent associated with the host component comprises:
identifying the data protection agent associated with the host component using the add-on library.
12. A method for providing data protection services for data generated by host components hosted by hosts, comprising:
identifying a data protection trigger event associated with a host component hosted by the host;
identifying an add-on library associated with the host component;
identifying a data protection agent associated with the host component; and
initiating performance of data protection services by the data protection agent using the add-on library.
13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the host components comprises:
file systems; and
applications.
14. The method of claim 12 , wherein identifying the data protection trigger event comprises:
obtaining a generic backup generation request from a data protection manager targeting data generated by the host component.
15. The method of claim 14 , wherein initiating the performance of data protection services comprises:
translating the generic backup generation request to an host component specific backup generation request using the add-on library; and
sending the host component specific backup generation request to the data protection agent.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the data protection services comprise generating a backup of the data.
17. 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 storing data, the method comprising:
identifying a data protection trigger event associated with a host component hosted by the host;
identifying an add-on library associated with the host component;
identifying a data protection agent associated with the host component; and
initiating performance of data protection services by the data protection agent using the add-on library.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein the host components comprises:
file systems; and
applications.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 17 , wherein identifying the data protection trigger event comprises:
obtaining a generic backup generation request from a data protection manager targeting data generated by the host component.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein initiating the performance of data protection services comprises:
translating the generic backup generation request to an host component specific backup generation request using the add-on library; and
sending the host component specific backup generation request to the data protection agent.