Systems and methods for navigating backup configurations
A computer-implemented method for navigating backup configurations may include (1) identifying a set of computing resources within a backup environment managed by a backup system, (2) identifying a request to navigate a configuration of the backup system, and, in response to the request, (3) displaying the set of computing resources within a graphical user interface as selectable elements, (4) identifying a selection within the graphical user interface of at least one computing resource within the set of computing resources, (5) receiving an input within the graphical user interface to provide backup information relating to the selection, and, in response to the input, (6) displaying the backup information. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
1. A computer-implemented method for navigating backup configurations, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising:
identifying a set of computing systems that are subject to backup jobs for protecting data stored by the computing systems within a backup environment managed by a backup system, wherein the backup system is separate from the set of computing systems;
identifying a request to navigate a configuration of the backup system;
in response to the request:
displaying a resource-centric view of the backup environment by displaying the set of computing systems within a graphical user interface as selectable elements, wherein displaying the set of computing systems comprises displaying a current backup status for each computing system in the set of computing systems that summarizes whether the backup environment is up-to-date on backing up the computing system according to a most recent existing backup job scheduled to have been performed for the computing system;
identifying a selection performed within the resource-centric view of the graphical user interface of at least two computing systems within the set of computing systems;
receiving an input within the resource-centric view of the graphical user interface to provide, based on the selection performed within the resource-centric view, a job-centric view of the backup environment that is limited to the selection and that provides policy configuration information for each backup job that applies to backing up at least a part of the computing systems within the selection;
in response to the input, displaying the job-centric view of the backup environment by displaying each backup job that applies to backing up at least a part of the computing systems within the selection within the resource-centric view.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:
the selection comprises a selection of a plurality of computing systems within the set of computing systems;
job-centric view comprises information relating to the plurality of computing systems.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the selection comprises identifying a selection of a predefined group represented within the graphical user interface.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein identifying the selection comprises identifying an individual selection within the graphical user interface of each computing system within a subset of the set of computing systems.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the job-centric view comprises at least one of:
at least one backup job defined for a selected computing system within the set of computing systems;
a backup history of the selected computing system;
at least one alert from the backup system relating to the selected computing system.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein displaying the job-centric view comprises:
displaying a plurality of backup information categories;
identifying a selected category within the plurality of backup information categories;
displaying information pertaining to the selected category.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6 , wherein displaying the plurality of backup information categories comprises:
identifying a plurality of computing systems within the selection;
determining that each category within the plurality of backup information categories pertains to the plurality of computing systems in combination;
identifying at least one inapplicable category that pertains to at least one computing system within the plurality of computing systems but which does not pertain to the plurality of computing systems in combination;
excluding the inapplicable category from the plurality of backup information categories.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising providing, in the job-centric view of the backup environment, at least one of:
an input element to place a backup job within the job-centric view on hold;
an input element to delete a backup job within the job-centric view.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the configuration information comprises a schedule that defines a periodicity with which backup operations for a backup job are performed.
10. A system for navigating backup configurations, the system comprising:
an identification module programmed to:
identify a set of computing systems that are subject to backup jobs for protecting data stored by the computing systems within a backup environment managed by a backup system, wherein the backup system is separate from the set of computing systems;
identify a request to navigate a configuration of the backup system;
an interface module programmed to, in response to the request:
display a resource-centric view of the backup environment by displaying the set of computing systems within a graphical user interface as selectable elements, wherein displaying the set of computing systems comprises displaying a current backup status for each computing system in the set of computing systems that summarizes whether the backup environment is up-to-date on backing up the computing system according to a most recent existing backup job scheduled to have been performed for the computing system;
identify a selection performed within the resource-centric view of the graphical user interface of at least two computing systems within the set of computing systems;
receive an input within the resource-centric view of the graphical user interface to provide, based on the selection performed within the resource-centric view, a job-centric view of the backup environment that is limited to the selection and that provides policy configuration information for each backup job that applies to backing up at least a part of the computing systems within the selection;
in response to the input, display the job-centric view of the backup environment by displaying each backup job that applies to backing up at least a part of the computing systems within the selection within the resource-centric view;
at least one processor configured to execute the identification module and the interface module.
11. The system of claim 10 , wherein:
the selection comprises a selection of a plurality of computing systems within the set of computing systems;
the job-centric view comprises information relating to the plurality of computing systems.
12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the interface module is programmed to identify the selection by identifying a selection of a predefined group represented within the graphical user interface.
13. The system of claim 10 , wherein the interface module is programmed to identify the selection by identifying an individual selection within the graphical user interface of each computing system within a subset of the set of computing systems.
14. The system of claim 10 , wherein the job-centric view comprises at least one of:
at least one backup job defined for a selected computing system within the set of computing systems;
a backup history of the selected computing system;
at least one alert from the backup system relating to the selected computing system.
15. The system of claim 10 , wherein the interface module is programmed to display the job-centric view by:
displaying a plurality of backup information categories;
identifying a selected category within the plurality of backup information categories;
displaying information pertaining to the selected category.
16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the interface module is programmed to display the plurality of backup information categories by:
identifying a plurality of computing systems within the selection;
determining that each category within the plurality of backup information categories pertains to each computing system within the plurality of computing systems;
identifying at least one inapplicable category that pertains to at least one computing system within the plurality of computing systems but which does not pertain to each computing system within the plurality of computing systems;
excluding the inapplicable category from the plurality of backup information categories.
17. A non-transitory computer-readable-storage medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:
identify a set of computing systems within a backup environment managed by a backup system, wherein the backup system is separate from the set of computing systems;
identify a request to navigate a configuration of the backup system;
in response to the request:
display a resource-centric view of the backup environment by displaying the set of computing systems within a graphical user interface as selectable elements, wherein displaying the set of computing systems comprises displaying a current backup status for each computing system in the set of computing systems that summarizes whether the backup environment is up-to-date on backing up the computing system according to a most recent existing backup job scheduled to have been performed for the computing system;
identify a selection performed within the resource-centric view of the graphical user interface of at least two computing systems within the set of computing systems;
receive an input within the resource-centric view of the graphical user interface to provide, based on the selection performed within the resource-centric view, a job-centric view of the backup environment that is limited to the selection and that provides policy configuration information for each backup job that applies to backing up at least a part of the computing systems within the selection;
in response to the input, display the job-centric view of the backup environment by displaying each backup job that applies to backing up at least a part of the computing systems within the selection within the resource-centric view.
18. The computer-readable-storage medium of claim 17 , wherein:
the selection comprises a selection of a plurality of computing systems within the set of computing systems;
the job-centric view comprises information relating to the plurality of computing systems.
19. The computer-readable-storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions cause the computing device to identify the selection by causing the computing device to identify a selection of a predefined group represented within the graphical user interface.
20. The computer-readable-storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more computer-executable instructions cause the computing device to identify the selection by causing the computing device to identify an individual selection within the graphical user interface of each computing system within a subset of the set of computing systems.