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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2006
Ronald Peter Passerini, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert Warren Perry, Leominster, MA (US);
Christopher Angelo Rocca, Burlington, MA (US);
Michael Daniel Anthony, Wilmington, MA (US);
Ronald Peter Passerini, Somerville, MA (US);
Robert Warren Perry, Leominster, MA (US);
Christopher Angelo Rocca, Burlington, MA (US);
Michael Daniel Anthony, Wilmington, MA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
A technique for improving scalability and portability of a storage management system is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, the technique may be realized as a storage management system operatively coupled to a storage system. The storage management system may comprise a plurality of processor modules, wherein each processor module is capable of intercepting write commands directed to the storage system, backing up data associated with the write commands, and generating metadata having timestamps for the backup data. The storage management system may also comprise one or more indexing modules that create one or more indexing tables for the backup data based on the metadata, wherein the one or more indexing modules are in communication with the processor modules and the storage system.