Symantec Operating Corporation

Symantec Operations Corporation

Anand Gopinath Das

Mukul Kumar

Ajit Vishnu Dhumale

Atul Avinash Nene

John Richard Swift

Amitava Guha

Prasad Limaye

Shyam Prakash Velupula

Various methods and systems for using email to convey backup and restore data are disclosed. One method involves: receiving a request to perform a backup system operation; generating an email that includes data and metadata (which is associated with the data); and sending the email to an email address associated with a backup system component. The request can be a backup request, in which case the data includes data to be backed up, and the backup system component is a backup server. Alternatively, the request can be receiving a restore request. In this scenario, the data includes data to be restored, and the backup system component is a backup client.

System and method for conveying backup and restore data via email

Various methods and systems for implementing agents that facilitate end user searches of a backup catalog via a desktop search tool are disclosed. One method involves: receiving a search request from a desktop search tool, which is configured for use by an end user of a backup system; searching a backup catalog, maintained by the backup system, in response to the search request; and providing a result of searching the backup catalog to the desktop search tool.

Backup search agents for use with desktop search tools

Systems, methods, apparatus and software can combine information about host access to virtualization functionality and virtualization functionality access to storage, use this information in decisions pertaining to high availability of virtualization in an SAN. Upon detection of the partitioning of a SAN fabric, accessibility information is gathered. That information is analyzed to uncover potential failover scenarios, orchestrate such failovers, and in some cases select best case solutions from among several possible solutions based on access prioritization criteria (e.g., defined priority, maximum access, maximum I/O, etc.).

System and method for resolving SAN fabric partitions

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Anand Gopinath Das