Patent ID: 8949187
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G01R,G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for determining whether to create a backup of a computing system based on a state of health of the computing system, the method being performed by at least one processor of the computing system, the method comprising: performing an evaluation of a current state of health of the computing system; calculating, based on the evaluation, a current health score for the computing system that represents the current state of health of the computing system; identifying a preferred health score for the computing system that represents a preferred state of health for the computing system; determining, by comparing the current health score for the computing system with the preferred health score for the computing system, that the current health score for the computing system is greater than the preferred health score for the computing system and that the current state of health of the computing system is healthier than or equal to the preferred state of health for the computing system; creating a backup of the computing system in response to determining that the current health score for the computing system is greater than the preferred health score for the computing system and that the current state of health of the computing system is healthier than or equal to the preferred state of health for the computing system; wherein performing the evaluation of the current state of health of the computing device comprises at least one of: