Patent ID: 11966614
Assignee: NETAPP, INC.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon instructions for performing a method of managing information lifecycle management (ILM) for a data object, comprising machine executable code which when executed by at least one machine, causes the machine to:
set a restore expiry timestamp in response to indication that a cloud endpoint hosting a first storage tier has accepted a restore request to make the data object accessible on the first storage tier, the restore expiry timestamp specifying an expiry time of an active time period for the data object, the restore expire timestamp further being based on the active time period and a restore start timestamp that indicates a start time of a restore of the data object;
determine a re-tier timestamp from a combination of the restore start timestamp and the restore expiry timestamp;
compare a current timestamp to the re-tier timestamp to determine whether the active time period has elapsed, indicated by the current time stamp being past the re-tier timestamp;
responsive to the data object having been stored on the first storage tier for less than the active time period, repeat a scan of metadata associated with a plurality of data objects including the data object and the comparison; and
responsive to the data object having been stored on the first storage tier for at least the active time period, request the cloud endpoint to move the data object from the first storage tier to a second storage that is inaccessible by a client.