Restoration of an Image Backup Using Information on Other Information Handling Systems
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1. A method for allowing restoration of information to an information handling system using information from other information handling systems comprising:
- storing information from all information handling systems on a network to an off site datastore;
creating a common database, the common database cataloging information stored to the off site datastore;
storing the common database of the cataloged information to the off site datastore;
creating individual respective catalogs of information stored to the off site datastore for respective information handling systems on the network;
storing in a database identities of all information handling systems in the network;
determining whether a restoration is desirable; and
,when a restoration is desirable,booting an information handling system to be restored to restoration media;
obtaining, via the information handling system to be restored, access to the database describing identities of information handling systems in the network;
recovering information for restoration from other functioning information handling system on the network as possible;
determining whether there is any additional information to be restored that is not available from the functioning information handling systems; and
,if there is any additional information to be restored, then obtaining the additional information from the off site datastore.
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Abstract
A backup and restoration process which first attempts to recover information blocks from locally connected information handling systems executing a backup/restore service before looking to the slower access cloud store to recover data blocks.
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1. A method for allowing restoration of information to an information handling system using information from other information handling systems comprising:
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storing information from all information handling systems on a network to an off site datastore; creating a common database, the common database cataloging information stored to the off site datastore; storing the common database of the cataloged information to the off site datastore; creating individual respective catalogs of information stored to the off site datastore for respective information handling systems on the network; storing in a database identities of all information handling systems in the network; determining whether a restoration is desirable; and
,when a restoration is desirable, booting an information handling system to be restored to restoration media; obtaining, via the information handling system to be restored, access to the database describing identities of information handling systems in the network; recovering information for restoration from other functioning information handling system on the network as possible; determining whether there is any additional information to be restored that is not available from the functioning information handling systems; and
,if there is any additional information to be restored, then obtaining the additional information from the off site datastore. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 15)
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8. A method for performing a backup operation, the backup operation enabling restoration of information to an information handling system using information from other information handling systems comprising:
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storing information from all information handling systems on a network to an off site datastore; creating a common database, the common database cataloging information stored to the off site datastore; storing the common database of the cataloged information to the off site datastore; creating individual respective catalogs of information stored to the off site datastore for respective information handling systems on the network; and
,storing in a database identities of all information handling systems in the network. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for performing a restoration of information to an information handling system using information from other information handling systems on a network comprising:
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booting an information handling system to be restored to restoration media; obtaining, via the information handling system to be restored, access to a database describing identities of information handling systems in the network; recovering information for restoration from other functioning information handling system on the network as possible; determining whether there is any additional information to be restored that is not available from the functioning information handling systems; and
,if there is any additional information to be restored, then obtaining the additional information from an off site datastore. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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