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Granted Patent B2
US 12,585,552 · App. 18/538,108 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Protection, recovery, and migration of databases-as-a-service (DBAAS) and/or serverless database management systems (DBMS) in cloud and multi-cloud

Inventors: Girish Ramohalli Gopala Rao (Tinton Falls, NJ); Sunil Babu Telagamsetti (Eatontown, NJ); Brahmaiah Vallabhaneni (Marlboro, NJ); David Alan Oshinsky (East Brunswick, NJ)
Assignee: Commvault Systems, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,585,552
App. No.
18/538,108
Granted
Mar 24, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A streamlined approach enables customers to retain management control over their data in a database-as-a-service (“DBaaS”) setting, by providing managed backup copies outside cloud service providers' sphere of control. An illustrative data storage management system provides control over performing backup operations to generate managed backup copies, storing managed backup copies, recovering managed backup copies in whole or in part, migrating managed backup copies, and migrating DBaaS instances. Management control also extends to choices of where to store the managed backup copies, whether on the same cloud computing platform as the source DBaaS, on a different cloud computing platform, and/or in a non-cloud data center.

Claims (49)

1 . A system comprising:

one or more hardware processors coupled to non-transitory computer memory that comprises computer-executable instructions, which, when executed by the one or more hardware processors configure the system to:

identify a plurality of database-as-a-service (DBaaS) instances associated with a cloud computing account that operates in a cloud computing environment;

generate a proxy image that comprises executable code for a database management system (DBMS) corresponding to each type of DBaaS among the plurality of DBaaS instances, and further comprises executable code for backing up any DBMS having executable code in the proxy image;

initiate a backup operation for a first DBaaS instance of a first type among the plurality of DBaaS instances, by: (a) activating a first computing resource in the cloud computing environment, wherein the first computing resource is configured with the proxy image, and (b) activating a first DBMS of the first type at the first computing resource, from the proxy image, wherein the backup operation targets first data of the first DBaaS instance;

generate, during the backup operation, one or more backup copies that are based on the first data received from the first DBaaS instance responsive to instructions issued by the first DBMS,

wherein the one or more backup copies are generated in the backup operation without first receiving, at the first computing resource, all of the first data from the first DBaaS instance; and

storing, during the backup operation, the one or more backup copies into one or more data storage resources.

2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more data storage resources are configured within the cloud computing environment.

3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein one or more data storage resources are configured in a second cloud computing environment that is distinct from and outside of the cloud computing environment.

4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the system to: use a first executable code that corresponds to the first DBaaS instance of the first type to instruct the first DBaaS instance to extract the first data from the first DBaaS instance and to transmit the first data to the first computing resource.

5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first computing resource is one of a set of computing resources of the cloud computing environment, wherein each computing resource in the set of computing resources is configured with the proxy image.

6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the first computing resource is configured as a first virtual machine, and wherein the first virtual machine is powered up based on the backup operation being initiated.

7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the backup operation for the first DBaaS instance is initiated based on a preference that is associated with a first cloud-database entity that corresponds to the first DBaaS instance, wherein the first cloud-database entity is administered in a management database of the system, and wherein the preference is stored in the management database.

8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the system to: initiate a restore operation of the first DBaaS instance by: (i) activating a second computing resource that is configured with the proxy image, and (ii) activating a second DBMS of the first type at the second computing resource, from the proxy image;

by the second computing resource, during the restore operation, restore the one or more backup copies into one or more restored data segments in a primary data format;

by the second computing resource, without first restoring all of the one or more backup copies, cause the second DBMS to transmit each restored data segment to a second DBaaS instance of the first type, wherein the second DBaaS instance executes in one of: the cloud computing environment, and a second cloud computing environment that is distinct from and outside of the cloud computing environment.

9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the computer-executable instructions further configure the system to:

execute a discovery routine that identifies a second plurality of DBaaS instances operating in the cloud computing account, wherein the second plurality of DBaaS instances differs from the plurality of DBaaS instances; and

generate an updated proxy image that comprises executable code for a DBMS corresponding to each type of DBaaS among the second plurality of DBaaS instances, and further comprises executable code for backing up any DBMS having executable code in the updated proxy image.

10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the executable code for backing up any DBMS having executable code in the proxy image comprises one or more of: executable code for a media agent, and executable code for at least one data agent;

wherein a data agent that is selected for the backup operation for the first DBaaS instance is configured to receive the first data received by the first computing resource from the first DBaaS instance; and

wherein the media agent selected for the backup operation for the first DBaaS instance is configured to receive data from the data agent that is selected for the backup operation, and to store the one or more backup copies at the one or more data storage resources.

11 . A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying, by a first computing device, one or more database-as-a-service (DBaaS) instances that are associated with a cloud computing account of a cloud computing environment,

wherein the first computing device operates in one of: within the cloud computing account and outside the cloud computing account, and

wherein the first computing device comprises one or more hardware processors and non-transitory computer memory carrying computer-executable instructions that are executed by the one or more hardware processors;

generating a proxy image that comprises executable code for a database management system (DBMS) corresponding to each type of the one or more DBaaS instances identified by the first computing device, and further comprises executable code for backing up one or more DBMSs having executable code in the proxy image;

by the first computing device, initiating a backup operation for a first DBaaS instance of a first type, by: (a) activating a first computing resource that is configured with the proxy image, and (b) activating a first DBMS of the first type at the first computing device, from the proxy image, wherein the backup operation targets first data of the first DBaaS instance;

by the first computing resource, during the backup operation, receiving the first data from the first DBaaS instance responsive to instructions issued by the first DBMS;

by the first computing resource, during the backup operation, generating one or more backup copies that are based on the first data received from the first DBaaS instance,

wherein the one or more backup copies are generated without first staging, at the first computing resource, all of the first data received from the first DBaaS instance; and

by the first computing resource, during the backup operation, storing the one or more backup copies into one or more data storage resources.

12 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the one or more data storage resources are configured within the cloud computing environment.

13 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein one or more data storage resources are configured in a second cloud computing environment that is distinct from and outside of the cloud computing environment.

14 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising: by the first computing resource, using the first DBMS that corresponds to the first DBaaS instance to instruct the first DBaaS instance to extract data from the first DBaaS instance and to transmit the first data to the first computing resource.

15 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the first computing resource is configured as a first virtual machine, and wherein the first virtual machine is powered up based on the first computing device initiating the backup operation.

16 . The computer-implemented method of claim 15 , wherein the first virtual machine is powered down based on the first computing device ending the backup operation.

17 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the backup operation for the first DBaaS instance is initiated based on a preference that is associated with a first cloud-database entity that corresponds to the first DBaaS instance, wherein the first cloud-database entity is administered in a management database of an information management system, and wherein the preference is stored in the management database.

18 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:

by the first computing device, initiating a restore operation of the first DBaaS instance by: (i) activating a second computing resource that is configured with the proxy image, and (ii) activating a second DBMS of the first type at the second computing resource, from the proxy image;

by the second computing resource, during the restore operation, restoring the one or more backup copies into one or more restored data segments in a primary data format,

by the second computing resource, without first staging all of the one or more restored data segments at the second computing resource, causing the second DBMS to transmit each restored data segment to a second DBaaS instance of the first type, wherein the second DBaaS instance executes in one of: the cloud computing environment, and a second cloud computing environment that is distinct from and outside of the cloud computing environment.

19 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , further comprising:

executing a discovery routine that identifies a plurality of DBaaS instances operating in the cloud computing account, wherein the plurality of DBaaS instances differs from the one or more DBaaS instances; and

by the first computing device, generating an updated proxy image that comprises executable code for a DBMS corresponding to each type of DBaaS among the plurality of DBaaS instances, and further comprises executable code for backing up any DBMS having executable code in the updated proxy image.

20 . The computer-implemented method of claim 11 , wherein the executable code for backing up any DBMS having executable code in the proxy image comprises one or more of: executable code for a media agent, and executable code for at least one data agent;

wherein a data agent that is selected for the backup operation for the first DBaaS instance is configured to receive the first data received by the first computing resource from the first DBaaS instance; and

wherein the media agent selected for the backup operation for the first DBaaS instance is configured to receive data from the data agent that is selected for the backup operation, and to store the one or more backup copies at the one or more data storage resources.

Assignments (2)
SUPPLEMENTAL CONFIRMATORY GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS Recorded Apr 16, 2025
From: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 070864/0344 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 14, 2023
From: RAMOHALLI GOPALA RAO, GIRISH; TELAGAMSETTI, SUNIL BABU; VALLABHANENI, BRAHMAIAH; OSHINSKY, DAVID ALAN
To: COMMVAULT SYSTEMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 065866/0065 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 17586580 · Jan 27, 2022
Continuation 16711209 · Dec 11, 2019
Provisional Application 62862558 · Jun 17, 2019
Related Publication 20240134753A1 · Apr 25, 2024
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