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US 9,417,966 · App. 14/572,457 · Granted Aug 16, 2016

Post backup catalogs

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Patent No.
US 9,417,966
App. No.
14/572,457
Granted
Aug 16, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method, article of manufacture, and apparatus for processing data. In some embodiments, this includes analyzing a first container at a block level, determining a first level of granularity based on the analysis of the first container, based on the first level of granularity, identifying a first set of data objects, storing metadata of the first set of data objects in a recovery catalog, based on the first set of data objects, identifying a second container, analyzing the second container at a block level, determining a second level of granularity based on the analysis of the second container, based on the second level of granularity, identifying a second set of data objects, storing metadata of the second set of data objects in the recovery catalog, wherein the recovery catalog is stored in a storage device.

Claims (41)

1. A method for processing data, comprising:

analyzing a first container at a block level;

determining a first level of granularity based on the analysis of the first container;

based on the first level of granularity, identifying a first set of data objects;

storing metadata of the first set of data objects in a recovery catalog;

based on the first set of data objects, identifying a second container,

analyzing the second container at a block level;

determining a second level of granularity based on the analysis of the second container;

based on the second level of granularity, identifying a second set of data objects, wherein the second set of data objects relates to a plurality of files; and

storing metadata of the second set of data objects in the recovery catalog, wherein the recovery catalog is stored in a storage device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first level of granularity includes a file system.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a file type of a first data object included in said first set of data objects corresponds to a .zip file.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the first container includes backup data created by a backup application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first level of granularity is determined based at least in part on a fingerprint of a file system of the first container based at least in part on the analysis of the first container.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fingerprint may be based at least in part on a pattern for objects on the first container.

7. A system for processing data, comprising a storage device, and a processor configured to:

analyze a first container at a block level;

determine a first level of granularity based on the analysis of the first container;

based on the first level of granularity, identify a first set of data objects;

store metadata of the first set of data objects in a recovery catalog;

based on the first set of data objects, identify a second container

analyze the second container at a block level;

determine a second level of granularity based on the analysis of the second container;

based on the second level of granularity, identify a second set of data objects, wherein the second set of data objects relates to a plurality of files; and

store metadata of the second set of data objects in the recovery catalog, wherein the recovery catalog is stored in the storage device.

8. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the first level of granularity includes a file system.

9. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein a file type of a first data object included in said first set of data objects corresponds to a .zip file.

10. The system as recited in claim 7 , wherein the first container is backup data created by a backup application.

11. A computer program product for processing data, comprising a non-transitory computer usable medium having machine readable code embodied therein for:

analyzing a first container at a block level;

determining a first level of granularity based on the analysis of the first container;

based on the first level of granularity, identifying a first set of data objects;

storing metadata of the first set of data objects in a recovery catalog;

based on the first set of data objects, identifying a second container

analyzing the second container at a block level;

determining a second level of granularity based on the analysis of the second container;

based on the second level of granularity, identifying a second set of data objects, wherein the second set of data objects relates to a plurality of files; and

storing metadata of the second set of data objects in the recovery catalog, wherein the recovery catalog is stored in a storage device.

12. The computer program product as recited in claim 11 , wherein the first level of granularity includes a file system.

13. The computer program product as recited in claim 11 , wherein a file type of a first data object included in said first set of data objects corresponds to a .zip file.

14. The computer program product as recited in claim 11 , wherein the first container is backup data created by a backup application.

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