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US-2015347497-A1 · Dec 3, 2015 · US
Generic file level restore from a block-level secondary copy
US8938481B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8938481-B2 |
| Application number | US-201313794357-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | Aug 13, 2012 |
| Publication date | Jan 20, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 20, 2015 |
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Systems and methods are provided which perform a file level restore by utilizing existing operating system components (e.g., file system drivers) that are natively installed on the target computing device. These components can be used to mount and/or interpret a secondary copy of the file system. For instance, the system can instantiate an interface object (e.g., a device node such as a pseudo device, device file or special file) on the target client which includes file system metadata corresponding to the backed up version of the file system. The interface provides a mechanism for the operating system to mount the secondary copy and perform file level access on the secondary copy, e.g., to restore one or more selected files.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for performing a file level restore of a block level secondary copy in a data storage system, comprising: instantiating a device node on a first computing device, the device node providing an interface for a file system driver executing on the first computing device to access a block-level secondary copy of file system data which resides in secondary storage; with the file system driver, interfacing with the device node to obtain file syste…
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Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G06F17/30575Primary
Physics · mapped topic
Physics · mapped topic
- G06F16/128Primary
Physics · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8938481B2 cover?
- Systems and methods are provided which perform a file level restore by utilizing existing operating system components (e.g., file system drivers) that are natively installed on the target computing device. These components can be used to mount and/or interpret a secondary copy of the file system. For instance, the system can instantiate an interface object (e.g., a device node such as a pseudo …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Commvault Systems Inc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06F17/30575. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Jan 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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