Data processing: database and file management or data structures – File or database maintenance – Database backup
Reexamination Certificate
2008-11-04
2011-11-08
Nguyen, Cam-Linh (Department: 2161)
Data processing: database and file management or data structures
File or database maintenance
Database backup
C707S707000, C707S796000, C707S808000, C707S802000, C707S803000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08055623
ABSTRACT:
Provided are a system and article of manufacture for merging metadata on files in a backup storage. A query is received for information on files from a file system for a client node. A determination is made of metadata for files in a backup storage for the client node stored external to backup sets. At least one backup set in the backup storage for the client node is processed to determine metadata for files included in at least one backup set. The determined metadata for files in the backup storage and for files included in at least one backup set is merged to form merged metadata. The query is executed against the merged metadata to determine files whose metadata satisfies the query. Results including information from the merged metadata on the determined files are returned.
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Anglin Matthew Joseph
Hannigan Ken Eugene
Hayes Mark Alan
Hochberg Avishai Haim
International Business Machines - Corporation
Konrad Raynes and Victor LLP
Nguyen Cam-Linh
Victor David W.
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