Individual object restore

• US 8,285,680 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2009
• Issued: 10/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Freeman, Bryan Wayne, Kojenov, Alexei, Nguyen, Joanne T., Hoobler, Delbert Barron III
• Primary Examiner(s): ALAM, SHAHID AL
• Application Number:
  US12/350,840
• Publication Number:
  US 20100174683A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,370 Days
• Field of Search: 707/650, 707/638, 707/640, 707/655, 707/716, 705/1, 709/225, 711/148, 711/173
• US Class Current: 707/640
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1435 using file system or storage system metadata

Abstract

A method for restoring an object comprises receiving a request to restore an object. Also, the method includes outputting a representation of available backup files and receiving a selection of at least one of the available backup files. Further, the method comprises restoring at least one of the selected backup files into a temporary location and mounting at least one of the restored backup files as a server. In addition, the method includes outputting a representation of available objects from the server and receiving a selection of at least one of the available objects to be restored from the server. Also, the method includes copying one or more selected objects from the server into an Active Directory.

Claims

1. A system, comprising:

a processor;

a computer-readable medium, the computer-readable medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to;

receive a request to restore an object;

search for a tombstone associated with the object,

wherein if the object tombstone is found, reanimate the object from the object tombstone,

wherein if the object tombstone is not found or upon receiving a request to restore from backup;

output a representation of available backup files;

receive a selection of at least one of the available backup files;

restore at least one of the selected backup files into a temporary location;

mount at least one of the restored backup files as a server;

output a representation of available objects from the server;

receive a selection of at least one of the available objects to be restored from the server; and

copy the at least one selected object from the server into an Active Directory.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the reanimating the object from the object tombstone further comprises:

searching for a backup file; and

updating the object with at least one of an object attribute and an object data from the backup file.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one selected backup file is a Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM) backup file.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the output steps comprise using a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface displays a list of at least one of available backup files and available objects from the server.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the mounting at least one of the restored backup files as a server further comprises using a utility file, dsamain.exe, from MICROSOFT.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one of the selected backup files is restored into a temporary location on a domain controller.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the server stays online and accessible during the object restore.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the receiving a selection of at least one of the available objects to be restored from the server further comprises receiving a selection of at least one of an object attribute and an object data to be restored.