1. A method of providing shared data storage management services to a plurality of data storage cells, comprising: receiving, by a storage manager executing on one or more computer processors, a request from a first data storage cell of a plurality of data storage cells to register at least a first component of the first data storage cell such that the first component can utilize storage management services provided by the storage manager, each data storage cell in the plurality of data storage cells comprising at least: one or more client computing devices each having at least one software application executing thereon generating production data; and one or more storage devices configured to store copies of the production data, wherein the one or more client computing devices and the one or more storage devices are separate from the one or more computer processors; processing, by the storage manager, the received registration request to associate the first component with a first group of data storage cell components that are already registered by the storage manager; assigning to the first component at least a first characteristic that is associated with the first group of data storage cell components; and registering the first component such that the first component can utilize the storage management services provided by the storage manager.