Secondary storage editor
First Claim
1. A method for editing indexing information associated with backup data in an information management system, the method comprising:
- receiving a textual pattern by a secondary storage editor implemented on a computing device comprising one or more hardware processors;
searching for the textual pattern in an index, by a media agent component of the information management system,wherein the index comprises information created during one or more backup operations,wherein a given backup operation created backup data stored in secondary storage, andwherein the media agent is implemented on a computing device comprising one or more hardware processors;
identifying, by the media agent, one or more files in the backup data that are represented in the index and match the textual pattern;
deleting from the index, by the media agent, entries corresponding to the one or more identified files without causing the one or more files to be physically deleted from the backup data in the secondary storage,thereby logically deleting the one or more files from the secondary storage; and
after the logically deleting and when criteria for physical deletion of the one or more files from the secondary storage are met, causing by the media agent the one or more files to be physically deleted from the backup data in the secondary storage.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for storage pruning can enable users to delete, edit, or copy backed up data that matches a pattern. Storage pruning can enable fine-grain deletion or copying of these files from backups stored in secondary storage devices. Systems and methods can also enable editing of metadata associated with backups so that when the backups are restored or browsed, the logical edits to the metadata can then be performed physically on the data to create a custom restore or a custom view. A user may perform operations such as renaming, deleting, modifying flags, and modifying retention policies on backed up items. Although the underlying data in the backup may not change, the view of the backup data when the user browses the backup data can appear to include the user'"'"'s changes. A restore of the data can cause those changes to be performed on the backup data.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for editing indexing information associated with backup data in an information management system, the method comprising:
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receiving a textual pattern by a secondary storage editor implemented on a computing device comprising one or more hardware processors; searching for the textual pattern in an index, by a media agent component of the information management system, wherein the index comprises information created during one or more backup operations, wherein a given backup operation created backup data stored in secondary storage, and wherein the media agent is implemented on a computing device comprising one or more hardware processors; identifying, by the media agent, one or more files in the backup data that are represented in the index and match the textual pattern; deleting from the index, by the media agent, entries corresponding to the one or more identified files without causing the one or more files to be physically deleted from the backup data in the secondary storage, thereby logically deleting the one or more files from the secondary storage; and after the logically deleting and when criteria for physical deletion of the one or more files from the secondary storage are met, causing by the media agent the one or more files to be physically deleted from the backup data in the secondary storage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An information management system for editing metadata associated with backup data in the information management system, the system comprising:
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a secondary storage editor implemented on a first computing device comprising one or more hardware processors; a media agent implemented on a second computing device comprising one or more hardware processors; a secondary storage system in communication with the media agent; wherein the secondary storage editor is configured to;
receive a textual pattern for identifying files stored in the information management system; andwherein the media agent is configured to; search for the textual pattern in an index on the second computing device, wherein the index comprises information created during one or more backup operations that created backup data stored in the secondary storage system, identify one or more files in the backup data that are represented in the index and match the textual pattern, delete entries in the index corresponding to the one or more identified files without causing the one or more files to be physically deleted from the backup data in the secondary storage system, thereby logically deleting the one or more files from the secondary storage system, and after the one or more files are logically deleted and when criteria for physical deletion of the one or more files from the secondary storage system are met, cause the one or more files to be physically deleted from the backup data in the secondary storage system. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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