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CROSS-PLATFORM OBJECT LEVEL RESTORATION FROM IMAGE LEVEL BACKUPS

  • US 20110196842A1
  • Filed: 02/04/2011
  • Published: 08/11/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/09/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for restoring a file system object from an image level backup, comprising:

  • a display device having an interactive user interface configured to receive a selection of an image level backup and restoration parameters, wherein the restoration parameters include at least;

    selection of at least one file system object within the image level backup;

    file system object information associated with the at least one file system object; and

    selection of a destination host to which the at least one file system object is to be restored;

    a virtual appliance comprising;

    a file system module enabling the virtual appliance to read data from a file system type corresponding to the at least one file system object; and

    a file system object transfer module enabling the virtual appliance to copy the at least one file system object to the destination host, wherein the file system object transfer module is configured to preserve the file system object information,wherein the virtual appliance is coupled to a hypervisor, wherein the hypervisor is configured to launch the virtual appliance;

    a virtual storage coupled to the virtual appliance;

    a changes storage used to store virtual disk data changes inflicted by restoration of the at least one file system object, wherein the changes storage is implemented using virtual storage logic; and

    a restore business logic module coupled to the hypervisor, wherein the restore business logic module is configured to restore, using the restoration parameters and the file system object transfer module, the at least one file system object to the destination host, and wherein the restore business logic module is configured to preserve the file system object information for the restored at least one file system object on the selected destination host.

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