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1. A method of using summaries of electronic data files for implementing storage events, the method comprising:
- implementing a storage event for a primary copy of an electronic data file that originated on a client computer in a storage operation cell which is managed by a storage manager component,wherein the storage event comprises at least one of;
(a) a backup operation, (b) a migration operation, and (c) a replication operation, of the primary copy of the electronic data file, andwherein the storage event generates a duplicate copy of the electronic data file which is stored to a secondary storage device in the storage operation cell;
during the storage event, analyzing the duplicate copy of the electronic data file and summarizing contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into a summary,wherein a summary agent component of the storage operation cell performs the analyzing and the summarizing, based on applying fuzzy logic, to synthesize the contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into the summary, andwherein the summary comprises at least one link to the duplicate copy of the electronic data file;
storing the summary to at least one component of the storage operation cell; and
establishing a new storage policy for implementing subsequent storage events for at least one of the primary copy of the electronic data file and the duplicate copy of the electronic data file,wherein the new storage policy comprises storage criteria based on a keyword in the summary, andwherein the new storage policy differs in at least one operational aspect from another storage policy used, prior to the storing of the summary, for implementing storage events for at least one of the primary copy of the electronic data file and the duplicate copy of the electronic data file.
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A method of summarizing data files includes implementing, at a server, a storage event for a data file, analyzing the data file and creating a summary of the data file, and storing the summary linked to the data file.
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1. A method of using summaries of electronic data files for implementing storage events, the method comprising:
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implementing a storage event for a primary copy of an electronic data file that originated on a client computer in a storage operation cell which is managed by a storage manager component, wherein the storage event comprises at least one of;
(a) a backup operation, (b) a migration operation, and (c) a replication operation, of the primary copy of the electronic data file, andwherein the storage event generates a duplicate copy of the electronic data file which is stored to a secondary storage device in the storage operation cell; during the storage event, analyzing the duplicate copy of the electronic data file and summarizing contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into a summary, wherein a summary agent component of the storage operation cell performs the analyzing and the summarizing, based on applying fuzzy logic, to synthesize the contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into the summary, and wherein the summary comprises at least one link to the duplicate copy of the electronic data file; storing the summary to at least one component of the storage operation cell; and establishing a new storage policy for implementing subsequent storage events for at least one of the primary copy of the electronic data file and the duplicate copy of the electronic data file, wherein the new storage policy comprises storage criteria based on a keyword in the summary, and wherein the new storage policy differs in at least one operational aspect from another storage policy used, prior to the storing of the summary, for implementing storage events for at least one of the primary copy of the electronic data file and the duplicate copy of the electronic data file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of using summaries of electronic data files in a storage operation cell, the method comprising:
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implementing a storage event for a primary copy of an electronic data file that originated on a client computer in a storage operation cell which is managed by a storage manager component, wherein the storage event comprises at least one of;
(a) a backup operation, (b) a migration operation, and (c) a replication operation, of the primary copy of the electronic data file, andwherein the storage event generates a duplicate copy of the electronic data file which is stored to a secondary storage device in the storage operation cell; during the storage event, summarizing contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into a summary, by a summary agent component of the storage operation cell applying fuzzy logic to synthesize the contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into the summary, and wherein the summary comprises at least one link to the duplicate copy of the electronic data file; storing the summary to a summary store component of the storage operation cell which is distinct from the secondary storage device storing the duplicate copy of the electronic data file; after the storing of the summary, implementing subsequent storage events for the primary copy of the electronic data file according to a first storage policy comprising at least one criterion based on a keyword in the summary, instead of according to a second storage policy used prior to the storing of the summary for implementing storage events for the primary copy of the electronic data file, and wherein the second storage policy lacks criteria based on the keyword. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A storage operation cell for using summaries of electronic data files generated during storage events, the storage operation cell comprising:
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a storage manager, configured to implement a storage event for a primary copy of an electronic data file that originated on a client computer, wherein the storage event comprises at least one of;
(a) a backup operation, (b) a migration operation, and (c) a replication operation, of the primary copy of the electronic data file, andwherein the storage event generates a duplicate copy of the electronic data file which is stored to a secondary storage device in the storage operation cell; a media agent configured to store the duplicate copy of the electronic data file to a secondary storage device in the storage operation cell; a summary agent configured to; (i) during the storage event, apply fuzzy logic to synthesize contents of the duplicate copy of the electronic data file into a summary, wherein the summary is substantially smaller than the primary copy of the electronic data file, and wherein the summary comprises at least one link to the duplicate copy of the electronic data file, and (ii) store the summary to a summary store component of the storage operation cell; and wherein the storage manager is also configured to; after the summary is stored, implement subsequent storage events for the primary copy of the electronic data file according to a first storage policy comprising at least one storage criterion based on at least one keyword in the summary, instead of according to a second storage policy used prior to the storing of the summary for storage events for the primary copy of the electronic data file, and wherein the second storage policy lacks storage criteria based on the at least one keyword. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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