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System, method, and computer program product for allowing access to backup data

US8260747B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 5, 2009
Grant dateSep 4, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 30, 2030

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F11/1461
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system, method, and computer program product are provided for allowing access to backup data resulting from performance of one or more recovery point backup operations and one or more full backup operations. This is accomplished by associating recovery point backup operations with full backup operations and allowing access to backup data resulting from performance of the recovery point backup operations and the full backup operations. In this way, logs corresponding to the backup operations may be associated with a backup path, such that the logs may be accessed during a restore operation. Furthermore, the recovery point operations may be configured to provide a user defined granularity for data recovery. To this end, in various embodiments, backup data may be stored at a granularity defined by a user and recovered based on a user selection of a recovery point.

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