Systems and methods of unified reconstruction in storage systems
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1. An apparatus that reconstructs missing metadata in an electronic storage network comprising:
- primary data stored on at least a first storage device;
at least a secondary copy of the primary data stored on at least a second storage device;
a first set of metadata associated with a first portion of the secondary copy;
a database of metadata that stores a copy of the first set of metadata, the database of metadata stored in a different location than the first set of metadata; and
at least one storage operation controller comprising computer software executing on one or more computer processors, the storage operation controller configured to;
electronically comparing the first set of metadata with the first portion of the secondary copy to determine whether a portion of the first set of metadata is missing by identifying at least a file reference number in the first portion of the secondary copy that has no corresponding metadata in the first set of metadata; and
automatically reconstruct a missing portion of the first set of metadata using the copy of the first set of metadata stored in the database of metadata.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for reconstructing unified data in an electronic storage network are provided which may include the identification and use of metadata stored centrally within the system. The metadata may be generated by a group of storage operation cells during storage operations within the network. The unified metadata is used to reconstruct data throughout the storage operation cells that may be missing, deleted or corrupt.
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1. An apparatus that reconstructs missing metadata in an electronic storage network comprising:
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primary data stored on at least a first storage device; at least a secondary copy of the primary data stored on at least a second storage device; a first set of metadata associated with a first portion of the secondary copy; a database of metadata that stores a copy of the first set of metadata, the database of metadata stored in a different location than the first set of metadata; and at least one storage operation controller comprising computer software executing on one or more computer processors, the storage operation controller configured to; electronically comparing the first set of metadata with the first portion of the secondary copy to determine whether a portion of the first set of metadata is missing by identifying at least a file reference number in the first portion of the secondary copy that has no corresponding metadata in the first set of metadata; and automatically reconstruct a missing portion of the first set of metadata using the copy of the first set of metadata stored in the database of metadata. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for reconstructing missing metadata in an electronic storage network, comprising:
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copying primary data stored on at least a first storage device to at least a second storage device to create at least a secondary copy of the the primary data on the second storage device; creating a first set of metadata associated with the secondary copy; storing a copy of the first set of metadata in database of metadata wherein the database of metadata is stored in a different location than the first set of metadata; and determining whether a portion of the first set of metadata is missing by identifying at least a file reference number in the first portion of the secondary copy that has no corresponding metadata in the first set of metadata; and reconstructing a missing portion of the first set of metadata using the copy of the first set of metadata stored in the database of metadata. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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