Time based checkpoint restart

1. A method for backup management, comprising:

beginning a backup of a set of data that comprises a first volume C: and a second volume D:;

experiencing a failure of the backup after a backup of the first volume C: is completed but before a backup of the second volume D: is completed, such that only a first portion D:\ DirN of the second volume D: is backed up prior to the failure;

creating a first partial saveset for D:\ DirN;

starting a retry of the backup;

creating a snapshot set for the volumes C: and D:;

performing an incremental backup of C: and D:\ DirN;

performing a full backup of that portion of D: that is outside D: \ DirN to create a second partial saveset for D:;

creating a saveset with the volumes C: and D:;

creating a disaster recovery saveset with the saveset;

creating a bare metal recovery (BMR) image by combining the backup of volume C: with the first partial saveset for D:\ DirN and with the second partial saveset for D:; and

restoring a target machine with the BMR image.

2. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the failure is a transient failure.

3. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the failed backup is a BMR backup.

4. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein a backup path for the volumes C: and D: is traversed in the same way during retry as during the initial backup attempt.

5. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the volumes C: and D: are critical volumes of a computing system.

6. The method as recited in claim 1 , wherein the method is applied recursively for multiple backup failures.

7. The method as recited in claim 1 , further comprising identifying, after creation of the first partial saveset, path and time checkpoints.

8. The method as recited in claim 7 , wherein the incremental backup is performed to an ‘As Of’ time based on the path and time checkpoints.

9. A physical storage device having stored therein computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors of a computing system, perform the processes of claim 1 .

10. A computing device, comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

the physical storage device of claim 9 .

11. A method for backup management, comprising:

performing a backup of a plurality of directories;

experiencing a failure of an emitter;

creating a respective saveset for each of a plurality of dynamic parallel save streams, where each saveset is associated with one or more emitters;

creating a path checkpoint ‘P’ using the smallest emitter;

creating a time checkpoint ‘S’ using an earliest savetime of all of the savesets;

starting a retry using the time checkpoint ‘S’ and the path checkpoint ‘P’:

identifying one or more items for backup;

sending one or more identified items to a director to be backed up;

generating savesets for the backed up items; and

combining the generated savesets with the savesets of the dynamic parallel save streams to form a global image for all save streams.

12. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein use of the smallest emitter and/or earliest savetime results in a redundant save for a file.

13. The method as recited in claim 11 , wherein a scout process is used to identify the one or more items for backup.

14. A physical storage device having stored therein computer-executable instructions which, when executed by one or more hardware processors of a computing system, perform the processes of claim 11 .

15. A computing device, comprising:

one or more hardware processors; and

the physical storage device of claim 14 .