Patent ID: 11947424
Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for performing a backup, the method comprising:
crawling a target file system of a target production host;
identifying, based on the crawling, files that will not be backed up;
identifying, for at least one file of the files that will not be backed up, a reason that the at least one file will not be backed up;
storing details of the files that will not be backed up to a separate file, wherein the details comprise a listing of the at least one file and the reason;
notifying, using the separate file, a user of the files that will not be backed up, wherein notifying comprises:
presenting a table on a graphical user interface that includes the details; and

performing the backup of remaining files, wherein the remaining files are not listed in the separate file, wherein performing the backup comprises:
generating a backup copy of the remaining files;
causing to store the backup copy in a backup storage device; and
causing to store the separate file in the backup storage device.