Distributed framework for data proximity-based task splitting in a content indexing system

US11687511B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Commvault Systems, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Sanath Kumar · Woodbridge, US
• Sri Karthik Bhagi · Hyderabad, IN
• Parag Gokhale · Waretown, US
• Rahul S. Pawar · Marlboro, US
• Arun Prabu Duraisamy · Hyderabad, IN
• Manoj Kumar Pradhan · Edison, US
• Dmitriy Borisovich Zakharkin · Monmouth Junction, US
• Prosenjit Sinha · Waretown, US
• Vipul Pawale · Waretown, US
• Jaya Rama Raju Inavolu · Eatontown, US
• Manas Bhikchand Mutha · Waretown, US
• Pushpendra Singh · Pine Brook, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 30, 2021
• Grant date: Jun 27, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 30, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06F2201/84
• WIPO field: Computer technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An improved content indexing (CI) system is disclosed herein. For example, the improved CI system may include a distributed architecture of client computing devices, media agents, a single backup and CI database, and a pool of servers. After a file backup occurs, the backup and CI database may include file metadata indices and other information associated with backed up files. Servers in the pool of servers may, in parallel, query the backup and CI database for a list of files assigned to the respective server that have not been content indexed. The servers may then request a media agent to restore the assigned files from secondary storage and provide the restored files to the servers. The servers may then content index the received restored files. Once the content indexing is complete, the servers can send the content index information to the backup and CI database for storage.