Emc IP Holding Company LLC

Symantec Operating Corporation

Veritas Operating Corporation

Debra H Graham

Matthew Dickey Buchman

Margaret E Schultz

William R Weisgerber

Systems and methods for backing up data and for restoring at least sub-sets of the backed up data or for restoring sub-sets of data from a single file. An offset map is generated when backing up data. The offset map identifies at least starting locations of files and data records in the backup. A request for specific data is accommodated by identified the start locations of the specific data and then extracting the requested data from the backup. The requested data can then be restored independently of the entire backup.

File block addressing for backups

Data protection systems and methods may be used to automatically gather and assemble configuration information needed for the successful recovery of distributed applications running on several servers. In one implementation, a data protection system includes a collection module and a recovery report generation module. The collection module may gather configuration information regarding several servers used by a distributed application. The configuration information may include information regarding data archived from the servers and information for restoring the archived data, such as hardware configurations and path locations of original data stored on the servers and of archived data. The recovery report generation module may assemble recovery instructions based on the configuration information. The recovery instructions may be usable for restoring the distributed computing system in the event of a disaster or other failure involving one or more of the servers.

System and method for customized disaster recovery reports

Various embodiments of volume replication are disclosed. A request may be received to replicate a storage layout of a first storage system to a second storage system. A storage layout (e.g., configuration) of the first storage system may be determined, and one or more storage options of the second storage system may be determined. The storage options of the second storage system may include one or more storage devices available to the second storage system. A storage layout for the second storage system may be determined based on the storage options of the second storage system and the storage layout of the first storage system. Determining the storage layout of the second storage system may be based on the user input. The determined storage layout for the second storage system may be implemented, and data from the first storage system may be replicated onto the second storage system.

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Debra H Graham