Method, system, and apparatus for translating logical information representative of physical data in a data protection system

A method for recovering from a failed attempt to create a group plan for protecting a protected group of objects stored at a production location, comprising:

• determining whether a group plan was being created for the protected group of objects;
• in response to determining that a plan was being created, identifying a checkpoint representing a point in the creation;
• and
• resuming the plan at the identified check point.

A method for recovering from a failed attempt to execute a group plan for protecting a protected group of objects stored at a production location, comprising:

• determining whether the group plan was being executed for the protected group of objects;
• in response to determining that the group plan was being executed, deallocating any resources allocated during the failed attempt to execute the group plan;
• and
• terminating the attempt to execute the group plan.

A method for protection a group of objects, comprising:

• receiving a selection of data stored on the production location that is to be included in a protected group;
• determining if the selection of data is to be added to an existing protected group;
• in response to determining that the selection of data is to be added to an existing protected group, modifying the existing protected group to include the selection of data;
• and
• modifying a group plan for the existing protected group.