Symantec Corporation

Veritas Technologies LLC

Symantec Operating Corporation

Louis Beatty

Deepak Saraf

Steven R DeVos

Michael A Payne

Steven Robert DeVos

Various systems and methods for using backup data in a discovery operation. For example, one method can involve accessing information in a backup that identifies data objects associated with a discovery operation. The information and the data objects are both located in the backup. The backup includes a backup of a content management system that was used to perform the discovery operation. The method also involves restoring the information and the data objects from the backup to one or more target locations.

Discovery operations using backup data

A computer-implemented method for restoring web parts in content management systems may include identifying a backup of a content management system. The computer-implemented method may also include identifying an instruction to restore at least one web part of the content management system. The computer-implemented method may further include retrieving the web part. The computer-implemented method may additionally include identifying at least one object referenced by the web part. The computer-implemented method may also include recreating the object within the content management system. The computer-implemented method may additionally include updating the web part to reference the recreated object. The computer-implemented method may also include restoring the web part to the content management system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for restoring web parts in content management systems

A system, method, and medium for performing incremental backups of a Microsoft SQL server database. A snapshot of the database is created, and then a map identifying the changed extents is retrieved from the snapshot. The changed extents are then retrieved from the snapshot and stored in a backup storage device. For a restore operation, a full database backup file is written to a storage device and then the changed extents from a stored incremental backup file may be merged with the full backup file. Next, the database server is notified of the reconstructed file and then the reconstructed file is mounted by the database server as a live instance of the database.

Method and system of performing incremental SQL server database backups

A method, system and computer-readable storage medium that selectively restore a version of an application object stored in a monolithic backup of a database, while maintaining hierarchical and other metadata relationships of the restored portion of the database are disclosed. Such a mechanism receives a request to restore a version of a selected object from among a plurality of backed up objects in a database backup, locates information associated with the selected object in the backup, and restores the version of the selected object to a target storage area using information associated with the selected object. Database table metadata, gathered from the backed up database at the time the backup was created, can be used to locate the information associated with the selected object.

Backing up and restoring selected versioned objects from a monolithic database backup

A system and method for restoring data including a workflow from an archived copy of a database file. The method includes receiving a request to restore a workflow from an archived copy. The workflow comprises attributes describing a sequence of conditions and actions corresponding to an item and comprises a history log. The item may comprise an electronic document and associated context information describing the document in an intranet portal application environment. The associated context information includes an identifier corresponding to the workflow. The method includes retrieving records comprising the workflow attributes from the archived copy. The method further includes generating from the retrieved records a workflow metadata file comprising tagged elements corresponding to the workflow attributes and history log. Then the method stores the workflow metadata file in a file system. The method further includes restoring the workflow to the intranet portal application via the file system.

User restoration of workflow objects and elements from an archived database

A system and method for performing a granular restore operation of a database from a differential backup of the database. A bitmask is created during a differential backup and stored with the differential backup file. When a user requests a granular restore operation, views of how the database existed at different points of time may be presented to the user. The objects the user wishes to restore may be selected from one of the views. Next, the bitmask may be read to determine if the objects should be retrieved from the differential backup file or a full backup file. Finally, the objects may be restored to the database from the proper file.

Method and system of performing a granular restore of a database from a differential backup

A computer-implemented method for restoring multi-tier applications may include (1) identifying a request to restore a multi-tier application from a backup of the multi-tier application, the multi-tier application including a plurality of individually relocatable components, (2) in response to the request, retrieving a configuration data store from the backup, the configuration data store including a topology of the plurality of individually relocatable components, (3) parsing the configuration data store to extract at least a portion of the topology from the configuration data store, and (4) restoring at least a portion of the multi-tier application based on the portion of the topology. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Systems and methods for restoring multi-tier applications

A system and method for restoring list items to a database while maintaining the referential integrity of the list items. Before requested list items are restored to a database, a dependencies tablemetadata is read to determine the links between list items of the database. A map is created, and the links between list items are stored in the map. When the requested list items are restored to the database, the requested items and any dependent items are identified from the map and restored to the database. By restoring the dependent items of the selected item to be restored, referential integrity of the database is maintained.

Method and system of restoring items to a database while maintaining referential integrity

A computer system and methods for restoring data from a copy of a database file. The method includes receiving a request to restore an item from the copy of the database file. The item includes a file and associated context information describing the file in a first intranet portal application environment. The method further includes retrieving a schema including the item from the copy of the database file and generating an item file comprising a copy of the file. The item file is independent of the context information. The method further includes generating a metadata file based on the context information, associating the metadata file with the item file, storing the item file and associated metadata file in a file system, and restoring the item to a second intranet portal application or to a third application via the file system.

Method for restoring data from a monolithic backup

A system and method for restoring a web site previously defined with user customizations by an intranet portal application. A backup agent receives a restore request for a backed up web site. Restored data is used by the intranet portal application in order to rebuild the web site according to a predetermined template. Use of the template results in a rebuilt database which does not match the database originally backed up. For one or more identifiers being added, one or more new globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) are generated by the application to replace the identifiers. The backup agent queries the application to receive new GUIDs for a selected level of the hierarchy of the web site. The backup agent updates a mapping of IDs with the new GUIDs. The backup agent uses the mapping to identify differences between the rebuilt database and the database represented by the backup copy of the database. Based on identified differences, database operations are used to modify the rebuilt database so that it conforms to the originally backed up database.

System and method for restore of backup data

Techniques for recovery of application level objects are disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the techniques may be realized as a method for restoration of one or more application level objects. The method may comprise obtaining application metadata of an application containing objects to be restored, storing one or more data files containing application data, utilizing the application metadata to provide a user interface for the restoration of one or more application objects, accepting input from a user via the user interface specifying one or more application objects to restore, and restoring the one or more specified application objects.

Techniques for recovery of application level objects

The present invention provides a mechanism to selectively restore portions of a monolithically backed up database, while maintaining hierarchical relationships and other metadata relationships of the restored portions of the database. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer-readable storage medium that provides for receiving a request to restore a selected object from among a plurality of backed up objects in a database backup, locating information associated with the selected object in the database backup, and restoring the object-to-restore using the information associated with the selected object in a target area. Database table metadata is gathered from the backed up database at the time the backup was created in order to locate the information associated with the selected object.

Restoring selected objects from a monolithic database backup

A mechanism to selectively restore portions of a monolithically backed up database, while maintaining security relationships associated with the restored portions of the database is provided. Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer-readable storage medium for receiving a request to restore a selected object from among a plurality of backed up objects in a database backup, accessing security-related information associated with the selected object in the database backup, restoring the selected object using the information associated with the selected object in a target area, and associating elements of the security-related information with the restored selected object.

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Ormond Beach, FL, United States of America

Louis Beatty