Providing storage protection information
Assessing protection for storage resources, including: identifying a set of active data protection features for one or more storage resources; generating a data protection assessment based on the set of active data protection features; and reporting the data protection assessment.
1 . A method comprising:
classifying, by a storage system, storage resources of the storage system based on a set of third-party active data protection features of a third-party provider that is remote from the storage system that are identified as being applied to the storage resources, wherein the storage system accesses the third-party provider via a plug-in; and
transmitting, by the storage system, to a graphical user interface (GUI), information for presenting a data protection assessment for the storage system that indicates the set of third-party active data protection features of the third-party provider that are applied to the storage resources and a classification for the storage resources, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a snapshot policy comprising a frequency at which snapshots are created, one or more triggering events for generating a snapshot, and a duration of time for retaining snapshots.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data protection assessment comprises a classification from a plurality of classifications.
3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
reporting a suggested next step for improving the data protection assessment.
4 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
identifying the set of active data protection features by accessing one or more third-party backup providers.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein accessing the one or more third-party backup providers is facilitated by one or more plugins implemented in the one or more third-party backup providers.
6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing the data protection assessment on a user interface of a different computer separate from the storage system.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a replication policy for data that is unable to be captured by a snapshot, the replication policy comprising a frequency at which the data is replicated and a target storage location for the replicated data.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the data protection assessment is further based on one or more of a recovery time objective (RTO) or a recovery point objective (RPO).
9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
reporting a carbon footprint assessment based on a configuration of the storage resources.
10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the carbon footprint assessment comprises a suggested reconfiguration for the storage resources to reduce a carbon footprint of the storage system.
11 . An apparatus comprising:
a memory; and
a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory, configured to:
classify, by a storage system, storage resources of the storage system based on a set of third-party active data protection features of a third-party provider that is remote from the storage system that are identified as being applied to the storage resources, wherein the storage system accesses the third-party provider via a plug-in; and
transmit, to a graphical user interface (GUI), information to present a data protection assessment for the storage system that indicates the set of third-party active data protection features applied to the storage resources and a classification for the storage resources, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a replication policy for data that is unable to be captured by a snapshot, the replication policy comprising a frequency at which the data is replicated and a target storage location for the replicated data.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the data protection assessment comprises a classification from a plurality of classifications.
13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing device is further configured to:
report a suggested next step for improving the data protection assessment.
14 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing device is further configured to:
provide the data protection assessment on a user interface of a different computer separate from the storage system.
15 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing device is further configured to;
access one or more third-party backup providers using one or more plugins implemented in the one or more third-party backup providers.
16 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a snapshot policy comprising a frequency at which snapshots are created, one or more triggering events for generating a snapshot, and a duration of time for retaining snapshots.
17 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the data protection assessment is further based on one or more of a recovery time objective (RTO) or a recovery point objective (RPO).
18 . The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the processing device is further configured to:
report a carbon footprint assessment based on a configuration of the storage resources.
19 . A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a processing device to:
classify, by a storage system, storage resources of the storage system based on a set of third-party active data protection features of a third-party provider that is remote from the storage system that are identified as being applied to the storage resources, wherein the storage system access the third-party provider via a plug-in; and
transmit, to a graphical user interface (GUI), information to present a data protection assessment for the storage system that indicates the set of third-party active data protection features applied to the storage resources and a classification for the storage resources, wherein the set of active data protection features comprises a replication policy for data that is unable to be captured by a snapshot, the replication policy comprising a frequency at which the data is replicated and a target storage location for the replicated data.
20 . The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 19 , the processing device further configured to:
report a suggested next step for improving the data protection assessment.