Systems and methods for remedying corrupt backup images of host devices

A system for remedying corrupt backup images of host devices, the system comprising:

• an identification module programmed to identify a backup image that represents a computing state of a host device at a specific point in time;
• an analysis module programmed to perform a data-corruption analysis on the backup image that represents the computing state of the host device to determine whether the backup image is corrupt;
• a determination module programmed to determine that at least a portion of the backup image is corrupt based at least in part on the data-corruption analysis by:
• identifying a plurality of files included in the backup image during the data-corruption analysis;
• determining, based at least in part on the data-corruption analysis, that a file included in the plurality of files is corrupt;
• a remediation module programmed to perform at least one remedial action to initiate remedying the corrupt portion of the backup image in response to the determination that the portion of the backup image is corrupt by:
• initiating a backup operation on the host device to capture a non-corrupt instance of the file from the host device;
• incorporating the non-corrupt instance of the file into the backup image by automatically replacing the corrupt file included within the plurality of files with the non-corrupt instance of the file;
• at least one processor configured to execute the identification module, the analysis module, the determination module, and the remediation module.

A non-transitory computer-readable-storage medium comprising one or more computer-executable instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to:

• identify a backup image that represents a computing state of a host device at a specific point in time;
• perform a data-corruption analysis on the backup image that represents the computing state of the host device to determine whether the backup image is corrupt by:
• identifying a plurality of files included in the backup image during the data-corruption analysis;
• determining, based at least in part on the data-corruption analysis, that a file included in the plurality of files is corrupt;
• determine that at least a portion of the backup image is corrupt based at least in part on the data-corruption analysis by:
• initiating a backup operation on the host device to capture a non-corrupt instance of the file from the host device;
• incorporating the non-corrupt instance of the file into the backup image by automatically replacing the corrupt file included within the plurality of files with the non-corrupt instance of the file;
• perform at least one remedial action to initiate remedying the corrupt portion of the backup image in response to the determination that the portion of the backup image is corrupt.