	US 7,567,974 B2
	Method, system, and apparatus for configuring a data protection system
Brian M Wahlert, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Mike Jazayeri, Kirkland, Wash. (US); Catharine van Ingen, Bellevue, Wash. (US); Brian T Berkowitz, Seattle, Wash. (US); Nikhil Vijay Chandhok, Seattle, Wash. (US); Dharshan Rangegowda, Redmond, Wash. (US); Seetharaman Harikrishnan, Redmond, Wash. (US); Vinay Badami, Hyderabad (India); Yezdi Z Lashkari, Seattle, Wash. (US); and Robert M Fries, Kirkland, Wash. (US)
Assigned to Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, Wash. (US)
Filed on Sep. 09, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/937,708.
Prior Publication US 2006/0053147 A1, Mar. 09, 2006
Int. Cl. G06F 17/30 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 707—102

36 Claims

1. A method for protecting protectable objects located at a production location, comprising:

providing at least one Namespace Element representative of at least one protectable object;

receiving a selection of the at least one Namespace Element;

mapping the at least one Namespace Element to the at least one protectable object;

generating a protected group for each of the at least one Namespace Element mapped to the at least one protectable object;

creating a schema of the mapping of the at least one Namespace Element to the at least one protectable object, wherein the schema comprising resolving overlap of a data source commonly contained in two or more protected groups;

creating a plan for protecting the at least one protectable object; and

executing the plan for protecting the at least one protectable object.