Patent ID: 9471576
Filing Date: 2016-10-18
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for providing backup storage interfaces, 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 backup servers, a set of storage devices, and a set of removable storage media within a computing environment available to a backup system; identifying a request to view storage information for the backup system; in response to the request: displaying, within a graphical user interface, a unified list comprising the set of backup servers, the set of storage devices, and the set of removable storage media, wherein: at least one identified storage device within the set of storage devices has stored backup data on at least one identified removable storage medium within the set of removable storage media; the identified storage device and the identified removable storage medium are distinctly listed elements within the unified list; the unified list comprises a hierarchical list with the set of backup servers at a top level of the hierarchical list; the hierarchical list comprises at least one removable storage media storage device from the set of storage devices listed as a child of a parent backup server within the set of backup servers, the parent backup server being configured to use the removable storage media storage device for backing up to at least one corresponding removable storage medium in the set of removable storage media; the hierarchical list comprises the set of removable storage media as a group at a top level of the hierarchical list, the set of removable storage media comprising the corresponding removable storage medium; displaying, within the unified list, storage capacity information relating to at least one item within the unified list; wherein displaying the storage capacity information comprises displaying a capacity bar for a displayed item within the unified list, the capacity bar comprising: a first segment with a first fill pattern representing storage space consumed on a storage location corresponding to the item; a second segment with a second fill pattern representing free storage space on the storage location below a first threshold, the first threshold representing a storage utilization level configured to trigger an alert; a third segment with a third fill pattern representing free storage space on the storage location above the first threshold and below a second threshold; and identifying an input event directed at the first threshold of the capacity bar within the graphical user interface; based on the input event: modifying the first threshold; modifying the storage utilization level configured to trigger the alert.