Patent ID: 9619339
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method of storing secondary copies of data comprising: replicating source data stored in one or more primary storage devices in a native format to one or more replication storage devices different than the one or more primary storage devices to generate replication data, the replication data stored in the native format; initiating a backup operation that stores a backup copy of the source data on one or more secondary storage devices, wherein the one or more secondary storage devices are different than the one or more primary storage devices and the one or more replication storage devices, and wherein the backup copy is stored in a backup format that is different than the native format; automatically determining with computer hardware comprising one or more processors whether the replication data stored in the one or more replication storage devices is an accurate replication of the source data by comparing at least a portion of the replication data with at least a portion of the source data; when the replication data is accurate, instructing a media agent to automatically copy with one or more processors the replication data to the one or more secondary storage devices to create the backup copy from the replication data, wherein the media agent converts the replication data in the native format to a backup copy in a backup format, and wherein the media agent associates the backup copy data with the source data as if the backup had been performed on the source data; when the replication data is inaccurate, not performing the backup of the replication data and identifying a replication data backup failure; and when configuration settings prevent backup of the source data, instructing the media agent to automatically copy with one or more processors the source data to the one or more secondary storage devices to create the backup copy, based at least in part on a number of times the replication data backup failure has occurred, and instructing the media agent to associate the backup copy with the source data.