Patent ID: 9684563
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G06F,Y02D

Claim:
1. A method for backup management comprising the steps of: receiving power level information from a backup client; determining a factor, based at least in part on the power level information, affecting an amount of backup resources available during a backup time window for the backup client, wherein the factor includes at least an indication of an importance of one or more files; determining, based on the factor, at least one process to terminate on the backup client to reduce power consumption; identifying a portion of data of the backup client for backup, wherein a size of the portion of data is based on the factor; reducing processing required for the portion of data, wherein the reduction in processing comprises at least one of skipping encryption, skipping de-duplication, skipping compression, or skipping anti-virus scan; changing a backup checkpoint interval based at least in part on a power level of the power level information such that a first checkpoint interval when the power level is below a threshold level is more frequent than a second checkpoint interval when the power level is above the threshold level; and providing an instruction containing an indication of the at least one process to terminate and the identified portion of data to the backup client.