Restoration of centralized data storage manager, such as data storage manager in a hierarchical data storage system
First Claim
1. A method for recreating an original information management database that stores metadata for an information management network, wherein the information management network is unable to access an acceptable secondary copy of the original information management database, the method comprising:
- receiving, via a user interface provided by an information management server, instructions associated with identifying non-production storage media,wherein the information management server provides information management services to client computing devices within the information management network,wherein the original information management database includes metadata identifying files stored by the information management server and client computing devices associated with those files; and
wherein the non-production storage media contain secondary copies of application data generated by the client computing devices in the information management network;
identifying, with the information management server, non-production storage media within the information management network in accordance with the received instructions;
scanning, with the information management server, the identified non-production storage media to identify metadata associated with the secondary copies of the application data;
retrieving the identified metadata from the non-production storage media without retrieving the secondary copies of the application data; and
building a reconstructed information management database by populating the reconstructed information management database with the retrieved metadata from the non-production storage media,wherein the retrieved metadata maps the client computing devices to the secondary copies of the application data contained by the non-production storage media.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for restoring a database in an information management system that does not include a secondary copy of the database, are disclosed. The systems and methods may include using metadata stored in non-production storage devices to restore the database. In some implementations the methods are used to consolidate multiple information management systems. In other implementations, the systems and methods are used for reviewing content of archived storage media. Other implementations are disclosed.
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1. A method for recreating an original information management database that stores metadata for an information management network, wherein the information management network is unable to access an acceptable secondary copy of the original information management database, the method comprising:
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receiving, via a user interface provided by an information management server, instructions associated with identifying non-production storage media, wherein the information management server provides information management services to client computing devices within the information management network, wherein the original information management database includes metadata identifying files stored by the information management server and client computing devices associated with those files; and wherein the non-production storage media contain secondary copies of application data generated by the client computing devices in the information management network; identifying, with the information management server, non-production storage media within the information management network in accordance with the received instructions; scanning, with the information management server, the identified non-production storage media to identify metadata associated with the secondary copies of the application data; retrieving the identified metadata from the non-production storage media without retrieving the secondary copies of the application data; and building a reconstructed information management database by populating the reconstructed information management database with the retrieved metadata from the non-production storage media, wherein the retrieved metadata maps the client computing devices to the secondary copies of the application data contained by the non-production storage media. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A tangible computer-readable medium whose contents, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations of building a master information management database for an information management network, the operations comprising:
identifying, with an information management server of the information management network, all computing devices within the information management network, wherein the information management network is a hierarchical network; wherein the information management server directs intermediate information management servers to perform information management services for client computing devices within the information management network, wherein information management services include; creating secondary copies of application data stored by the client computing devices, and restoring the secondary copies of the application data to the client computing devices; identifying the ones of the computing devices that are intermediate information management servers, requesting a copy of an intermediate information management database from each intermediate information management server, wherein the copy of the intermediate information management database includes metadata for mapping non-production storage media to secondary copies of application data for client computing devices, and wherein each intermediate information management database includes a subset of all records associated with the client computing devices; receiving copies of the intermediate information management databases from the intermediate information management servers; and populating the master information management database with information from the received intermediate information management databases. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for recreating an original information management database that stores metadata for an information management network, the system comprising:
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at least one data processor; and at least one non-transitory memory, coupled to the at least one data processor and storing instructions, which when executed by the at least one data processor, perform a method comprising— receiving, via a user interface provided by an information management server, instructions associated with identifying non-production storage media, wherein the information management server provides information management services to client computing devices within the information management network, wherein the original information management database includes metadata identifying files stored by the information management server and client computing devices associated with those files; and wherein the non-production storage media contain secondary copies of application data generated by the client computing devices in the information management network; identifying, with the information management server, non-production storage media within the information management network in accordance with the received instructions; scanning, with the information management server, the identified non-production storage media to identify metadata associated with the secondary copies of the application data; retrieving the identified metadata from the non-production storage media without retrieving the secondary copies of the application data; and building a reconstructed information management database by populating the reconstructed information management database with the retrieved metadata from the non-production storage media, wherein the retrieved metadata maps the client computing devices to the secondary copies of the application data contained by the non-production storage media. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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