Systems and methods for restoring data from network attached storage
AssigneeCommvault Systems, Inc.
InventorsDuncan LITTLEFIELD, Ho-chi CHEN, Rajiv KOTTOMTHARAYIL
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating, browsing, verifying and routing data in storage operation systems using network attached storage devices is provided. In some embodiments, the system may include a management module and a media management component connected to the management server, which interoperate with network attached storage devices to provide the communicating, browsing, verifying and routing functions.
Claims1
A method for protecting data in a storage system, the storage system comprising a management server, a media management component connected to the management server, at least one network attached storage device connected to the media management component, and a data source connected to the management server, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to store source data on the network attached storage device;
- receiving the source data;
- adding metadata to the source data, the meta data being specific to the storage system;
- and
- writing the source data and the metadata to the network attached storage device.
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