BACKUP AND NON-STAGED RECOVERY OF VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTS
First Claim
1. A method for creating backup of data of a virtual environment to allow non-staged recovery, the method comprising:
- receiving the data of the virtual environment through one or more data streams for backup, wherein the data includes at least one predefined file of at least one virtual machine (VM);
generating metadata corresponding to the received data, wherein the metadata is indicative of properties of the received data;
storing the received data at a first location of a backup storage unit;
storing the generated metadata at a second location of the backup storage unit, wherein the second location is different from the first location of the backup storage unit; and
mapping the at least one predefined file to the stored data to create a mapping table which allows direct access to the stored data for non-staged recovery.
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Abstract
Methods for creating backup of data of a virtual environment to allow non-staged recovery are described. The described method may include receiving data of a virtual environment through one or more data streams for backup. The method also includes generating metadata corresponding to the received data and storing the received data at a first location of a backup storage unit. Further, the method includes storing the generated metadata at a second location of the backup storage unit, where the second location is different from the first location of the backup storage unit. The method further includes mapping the at least one predefined file to the stored data to create a mapping table to allow direct access to the stored data for non-staged recovery.
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14 Claims
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1. A method for creating backup of data of a virtual environment to allow non-staged recovery, the method comprising:
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receiving the data of the virtual environment through one or more data streams for backup, wherein the data includes at least one predefined file of at least one virtual machine (VM); generating metadata corresponding to the received data, wherein the metadata is indicative of properties of the received data; storing the received data at a first location of a backup storage unit; storing the generated metadata at a second location of the backup storage unit, wherein the second location is different from the first location of the backup storage unit; and mapping the at least one predefined file to the stored data to create a mapping table which allows direct access to the stored data for non-staged recovery. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A backup host (102) for providing non-staged recovery of backed-up data of a virtual environment, the backup host (102) comprising:
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a processor (108); a communication module (118) coupled to the processor (108) to receive, from a computing host (104), a request to restore stored data of the virtual environment, wherein the request is to access at least one predefined file corresponding to the stored data; a storage module (120) coupled to the processor (108) to create a shared directory for access by the computing host (104), wherein the shared directory includes the at least one predefined file; and a mapping module (122) coupled to the processor (108) to associate each of the at least one predefined file within the shared directory with a link to at least one corresponding binary large object (Blob) stored as backup in a first location of a backup storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for a backup host (102) to communicate in a computing environment (300), executable by a processor resource to:
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receive data of a virtual environment through one or more data streams for backup, wherein the data includes at least one predefined file of at least one virtual machine; generate metadata corresponding to the received data, wherein the metadata is indicative of properties of the data; store the received data at a first location of a backup storage unit, wherein type of the backup storage unit is one of a local storage unit and an external storage unit; store the generated metadata at a second location of the backup storage unit, wherein the second location is different from the first location of the backup storage unit; and map the at least one predefined file to the stored data to create a mapping table which allows direct access to the stored data for non-staged recovery. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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