Frameworks for providing backup functionalities to different applications

Abstract

Example embodiments provide various techniques for providing a backup functionality to a particular application. In one example, a plug-in module is selected for activation from a number of different plug-in modules. This selected plug-in module is adapted to interface with the particular application. It should be noted that each plug-in module is adapted to interface with a different application. The particular application is quiesced using the selected plug-in module. After the application has been quiesced, the backup functionality is initiated.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A processing system, comprising:
 at least one processor; and   a machine-readable medium in communication with the at least one processor, the machine readable medium storing a backup integration engine module, a backup application, and a plurality of plug-in modules adapted to interface with a plurality of different applications, the backup integration engine being executed by the at least one processor to cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising:   accessing a profile that specifies activation of a plug-in module from the plurality of plug-in modules, the plug-in module being adapted to interface with an application from the plurality of different applications;   quiescing the application using the plug-in module;   executing the backup application that is adapted to perform a backing up of the data after the application has been quiesced; and   unquiescing the application after a completion of the backing up of the data.