DISASTER RECOVERY IN A NETWORKED COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

In general, embodiments of the present invention provide a DR solution for a networked computing environment such as a cloud computing environment. Specifically, a customer or the like can select a disaster recovery provider from a pool (at least one) of disaster recovery providers using a customer interface to a DR portal. Similarly, using the interface and DR portal, the customer can then submit a request for DR to be performed for a set (at least one) of applications. The customer will then also submit (via the interface and DR portal) DR information. This information can include, among other things, a set of application images, a set of application files, a set of recovery requirements, a designation of one or more specific (e.g., application) components for which DR is desired, dump file(s), database file(s), etc. Using the DR information, the DR provider will then generate and conduct a set of DR tests and provide the results to the customer via the DR portal and interface. In one embodiment, a temporary DR environment can be created (e.g., by the DR provider or the customer) in which the DR tests are conducted.

主权项

1. A method for providing disaster recovery in a networked computing environment, comprising:
receiving, at a portal, a selection of a first disaster recovery provider from a first customer through a first user interface, the selection being made from a pool of disaster recovery providers; receiving, at the portal, a request from the first customer, through the first user interface, for disaster recovery to be performed for a set of applications; receiving, at the portal, first disaster recovery information pertaining to the request from the first customer through the first user interface, the first disaster recovery information comprising at least one of the following: a set of application images, a set of application files, and a set of recovery requirements; providing, by the portal, the first disaster recovery information to the first disaster recovery provider; receiving at the portal, from the first disaster recovery provider, results of the first set of disaster recovery tests conducted by the first disaster recovery provider in response to the first request; receiving, at the portal, a selection of a second disaster recovery provider from a second customer through a second user interface, the selection being made from the pool of disaster recovery providers; receiving, at the portal, a second request from the second customer, through the second user interface, for disaster recovery to be performed for a second set of applications; receiving, at the portal, second disaster recovery information pertaining to the second request from the second customer through the second user interface, the second disaster recovery information comprising at least one of the following: a set of application images, a set of application files, and a set of recovery requirements; providing, by the portal, the second disaster recovery information to the second disaster recovery provider; and receiving at the portal, from the second disaster recovery provider, results of the second set of disaster recovery tests conducted by the second disaster recovery provider in response to the second request.