Patent ID: 8041684
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system for determining an implemented data protection policy comprising a computer readable medium including code stored thereon for: a data protection method analyzer that determines a data protection method for a recovery point of a storage object based on a replication type and facility associated with said recovery point; a recovery point data strategy analyzer that determines a data protection category for said recovery point based on said data protection method, a recovery point type, and a recovery point location associated with said recovery point; and a generator that generates a data protection policy indicating an implemented data protection policy for said storage object for said data protection category, said generator calculating an actual recovery point objective and an actual frequency for said data protection category, said data protection policy for said storage object for said data protection category including said data protection method, said recovery point location, said actual frequency and said actual recovery point objective.