Patent ID: 8756385
Filing Date: 2014-06-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: detecting information regarding each of a plurality of configuration items, the plurality of configuration items comprising at least first and second software configuration items; creating a first configuration item (CI) instance for the first software configuration item and a second CI instance for the second software configuration item, wherein the first CI instance comprises a relation attribute indicating a relation between the first software configuration item and the second software configuration item; storing the first and second CI instances; enabling a user to establish a backup policy designating a type of relation attribute and a number of nodes away from a target software configuration item to be included in a backup; receiving an instruction to back up the first software configuration item; backing up the second software configuration item with the first software configuration item if the relation attribute is of the type specified in the backup policy and the second software configuration item is within the number of nodes away from the first software configuration item; and not backing up the second software configuration item if the relation attribute is not of the type specified in the backup policy or the second software configuration item is not within the number of nodes away from the first software configuration item.