Patent ID: 9489266
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: G06F

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method for managing backup and restoration of items, the method executed by a processor configured to perform a plurality of operations, the operations comprising: receiving, by a backup server, one or more records associated with items of a local file system of a managed resource, the one or more records comprising an actual data records portion and a metadata records portion; creating, by the backup server, a backup image associated with the actual data records portion, wherein the backup image does not comprise the metadata records portion; sending, by the backup server, to a remote server provided by a storage services provider, the created backup image; providing, by the backup server, to a virtual machine hosting server distinct from the remote server, the metadata records portion which allows the virtual machine hosting server to create a virtual catalog image comprising the metadata records portion, wherein the virtual catalog image is in a virtual file system image format, and wherein the virtual catalog image does not comprise the actual data records portion; receiving, at the backup server, from the virtual machine hosting server, the created virtual catalog image; receiving, at the backup server, a restore request associated with the items, the restore request comprising a parameter; mounting, on the backup server, the received virtual catalog image based on the parameter of the restore request; and performing, by the backup server, a search operation on the mounted virtual catalog image to identify one or more of the items to be restored.