Method and system for seamless database backup live-mounting using self-contained database backups

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• a backup mounting agent, which when executed by the processor performs a method, the method comprising:
• receiving a live mount connection request from a client device;
• in response to the live mount connection request:
• generating a directory;
• populating the directory with a backup control file image and a plurality of pointers to backup data file images in a second directory, wherein the backup control file image is obtained from the second directory;
• restoring at least a portion of the backup data file images in the directory using the backup control file image and at least a portion of the backup data file images in the second directory;
• providing, after the restoring, a handle to the directory to the client device.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for accessing backup data, the method comprising:

• receiving a live mount connection request from a client device;
• in response to the live mount connection request:
• generating a directory;
• populating the directory with a backup control file image and a plurality of pointers to backup data file images in a second directory, wherein the backup control file image is obtained from the second directory;
• restoring at least a portion of the backup data file images in the directory using the backup control file image and at least a portion of the backup data file images in the second directory;
• providing, after the restoring, a handle to the directory to the client device.