ASSET BROWSING AND RESTORATION OVER A NETWORK USING PRE-STAGING AND DIRECTORY STORAGE
First Claim
1. A method executed in a storage access system for browsing and restoring assets of a storage system, the method comprising:
- accessing a compound asset in the storage system and restoring it as a staged asset in a staging area of the storage access system before receiving an indication from a client device to browse at least a portion of the compound asset;
accessing the internal structure of the staged asset to generate an asset directory, wherein the asset directory indicates discrete items within the compound asset;
storing the asset directory in the storage access system; and
providing the stored asset directory or a portion of the stored asset directory to the client device over a network in response to an indication from the client device to browse the compound asset.
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Abstract
Example embodiments relate to asset browsing and restoration over a network using on demand staging. A method may include accessing a compound asset in the storage system and restoring it as a staged asset in a staging area of the storage access system before receiving an indication from a client device to browse at least a portion of the compound asset. The method may include accessing the internal structure of the staged asset to generate an asset directory, wherein the asset directory indicates discrete items within the compound asset. The method may include storing the asset directory in the storage access system. The method may include providing the stored asset directory or a portion of the stored asset directory to the client device over a network in response to an indication from the client device to browse the compound asset.
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15 Claims
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1. A method executed in a storage access system for browsing and restoring assets of a storage system, the method comprising:
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accessing a compound asset in the storage system and restoring it as a staged asset in a staging area of the storage access system before receiving an indication from a client device to browse at least a portion of the compound asset; accessing the internal structure of the staged asset to generate an asset directory, wherein the asset directory indicates discrete items within the compound asset; storing the asset directory in the storage access system; and providing the stored asset directory or a portion of the stored asset directory to the client device over a network in response to an indication from the client device to browse the compound asset. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A storage access system for asset browsing and restoration, the storage access system comprising:
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an asset finder to retrieve a compound asset in a storage system, wherein the retrieval is performed without receiving an indication from a client device to browse at least a portion of the compound asset; an asset stager to store the compound asset as a staged asset that is a contiguous, sequential chain of data; a directory repository to store asset directories that are proactively created for the compound asset and other compound assets; and a directory creator to access the internal structure of the staged asset to generate an asset directory and store the asset directory in the directory repository, wherein the asset directory indicates discrete items within the compound asset. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor of a storage access system for asset browsing and restoration, the machine-readable storage medium comprising:
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instructions to access a compound asset in the storage system and restore it as a staged asset in a staging area of the storage access system before receiving an indication from a client device to browse at least a portion of the compound asset; instructions to access the internal structure of the staged asset to generate an asset directory, wherein the asset directory indicates discrete items within the compound asset; instructions to store the asset directory in the storage access system; and instructions to provide the stored asset directory or a portion of the stored asset directory to the client device over a network in response to an indication from the client device to browse the compound asset. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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