System and method for performing an image level snapshot and for restoring partial volume data
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1. A method in a computing system of creating snapshots for an information store, the method comprising:
- performing a first snapshot of one or more first blocks of data stored in an information store at a first time;
obtaining file information that maps the changed blocks of data in the first snapshot to one or more file names;
performing a second snapshot of the one or more second blocks or data stored in the information store at a second time, the second time occurring after the first time;
identifying changed blocks of data in the second snapshot that changed after the first time and before the second time;
obtaining file information that maps the changed blocks of data in the second snapshot to one or more files comprising one or more file names;
storing the second snapshot in association with the file information;
automatically obtain copies of the changed blocks of data from the information store, and store the copies in association with the second snapshot and the file information;
displaying in a user interface the one or more file names in the first snapshot at the first point in time, and the one or more file names in the second snapshot at the second point in time, by accessing the file information stored in association with the first and second snapshots; and
in response to a user request to restore at least one of the file names at the second point in time, using the file information stored in association with the second snapshot to restore the one or more first blocks stored in the first snapshot and the changed blocks stored in the second snapshot.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for performing an image level copy of an information store. The present invention comprises performing a snapshot of an information store that indexes the contents of the information store, retrieving data associated with the contents of the information store from a file allocation table, copying the contents of the information store to a storage device based on the snapshot, and associating the retrieved data with the copied contents to provide file system information for the copied contents.
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1. A method in a computing system of creating snapshots for an information store, the method comprising:
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performing a first snapshot of one or more first blocks of data stored in an information store at a first time; obtaining file information that maps the changed blocks of data in the first snapshot to one or more file names; performing a second snapshot of the one or more second blocks or data stored in the information store at a second time, the second time occurring after the first time; identifying changed blocks of data in the second snapshot that changed after the first time and before the second time; obtaining file information that maps the changed blocks of data in the second snapshot to one or more files comprising one or more file names; storing the second snapshot in association with the file information; automatically obtain copies of the changed blocks of data from the information store, and store the copies in association with the second snapshot and the file information; displaying in a user interface the one or more file names in the first snapshot at the first point in time, and the one or more file names in the second snapshot at the second point in time, by accessing the file information stored in association with the first and second snapshots; and in response to a user request to restore at least one of the file names at the second point in time, using the file information stored in association with the second snapshot to restore the one or more first blocks stored in the first snapshot and the changed blocks stored in the second snapshot. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system configured to create snapshots for an information store, the system comprising:
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at least one storage manager comprising computer hardware, the storage manager directs one or more computers to perform a first snapshot of one or more first blocks of data stored in an information store at a first time, the storage manager further obtains file information that maps the first blocks of data in the first snapshot to one or more file names; the storage manager directs performance of a second snapshot of one or second more blocks of data stored in the information store at a second time, the second time occurring after the first time; the storage manager directs identification of changed blocks of data in the second snapshot that changed after the first time and before the second time; the storage manager directs obtaining file information that maps the changed blocks of data to the one or more files comprising one or more file names; the storage manager directs storage of the second snapshot in association with the file information; the storage manager directs automatically obtaining copies of the changed blocks of data from the information store, and store the copies in association with the second snapshot and the file information; and a user interface that displays the one or more file names in the first snapshot at the first point in time, and the one or more file names in the second snapshot at the second point in time, by accessing the file information stored in association with the first and second snapshots; and the storage manager in response to a user request to restore at least one of the file names at the second point in time, uses the file information stored in association with the second snapshot to restore the one or more first blocks stored in the first snapshot and the changed blocks stored in second snapshot. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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