SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MEDIA MANAGEMENT, SUCH AS MANAGEMENT OF MEDIA TO AND FROM A MEDIA STORAGE LIBRARY

• US 20080250076A1
• Filed: 03/31/2008
• Published: 10/09/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CommVault Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: CommVault Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Gokhale, Parag, Kottomtharayil, Rajiv, Muller, Marcus S.
• Granted Patent: US 8,341,182 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/004 Error avoidance G06F11/07 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/11 File system administration, e.g. details of archiving or snapshots file system backup G06F11/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0604 Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. storage management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0634 by changing the state or mode of one or more devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0686 Libraries, e.g. tape libraries, jukebox
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/00 Commerce
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/002 Programmed access in sequence to a plurality of record carriers or indexed parts, e.g. tracks, thereof, e.g. for editing; transfer of record carriers from magazine G11B15/68, G11B17/10; G11B17/22

Abstract

A system and method for determining media to be exported out of a media library is described. In some examples, the system determines a media component to be exported, determines the media component is in the media library for a specific process, and exports the media component after the process is completed.

Claims

1. A method of importing a data storage media component to a data storage media library, the method comprising:

receiving an indication of one or more changes made to a set of data within a file system;

determining one or more media components containing sets of data related to the changed set of data; and

recalling to the data storage library the one or more media components containing the sets of data related to the changed set of data, wherein the recalling includes automatically recalling the one or more media components from a location outside of the data storage media library.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating the sets of data on the recalled one or more media components to reflect some of the changes made to the changed set of data.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

updating metadata on the recalled one or more media components to reflect some of the changes made to the changed set of data.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing an action with the recalled one or more media components, wherein the action is performed in response to the changes made to the set of data.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

performing an action with the recalled one or more media components, wherein the action includes performing a restore operation in response to some of the changes made to the set of data.

6. A system for recalling data storage media components to a media library based on changes made to data in a file system, comprising:

a data change component, wherein the data change component provides information related to changes made to an data set of the file system, wherein the file system is associated with a data set stored on a media component;

a data identification component, wherein the data identification component identifies data stored outside of the file system associated with the changed data set; and

a media recall component, in communication with the data change component and the data identification component, wherein the media recall component imports the media component containing the identified data to the media library.

7. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

an action component, in communication with the data change component and the data identification component, wherein the action component performs an action based on the changes made to the data set of the file system using the imported media component.

8. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a restore component, in communication with the data change component and the data identification component, wherein the restore component performs a restore operation using the data contained in the imported media component.

9. The system of claim 6, further comprising:

a restore component, in communication with the data change component and the data identification component, wherein the restore component holds the imported media component within the media library for use in a restore operation and releases the media component from the media library after completion of the restore operation.

10. A system for recalling media components to a media library based on changes made to data in a file system, comprising:

a data change component, wherein the data change component provides information related to changes made to a data set of the file system; and

a media recall component, in communication with the data change component, wherein the media recall component imports a media component containing data related to the data set based at least in part on the changes made to the data set.

11. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a prediction component, in communication with the data change component and the media recall component, wherein the prediction component receives the information related to the changes made to the data set and predicts a need for a file system resource;

wherein the imported media component contains data related to the needed file system resource.

12. The system of claim 10, further comprising:

a data modification component, wherein the data write component modifies the data contained within the imported media component to reflect the changes made to the data set.