Patent ID: 9659021
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A method for backing up data of a client, the method comprising: initializing a backup operation to backup data associated with a client device; identifying a destination device for a backup of the data; creating indexing information for the backup, wherein the indexing information includes metadata for each file included in the backup; creating a backup save set of the data associated with the client device based on parameters without a backup server, wherein the save set and the indexing information are included in a backup that is stored on the destination device, wherein the backup is configured such that the backup can be restored without a backup server and is configured to be incorporated into backups managed by the backup server, wherein the backup is configured to be restored by the backup server when incorporated into the backups managed by the backup up server; and storing the backup on the destination device, wherein a path name of the backup on the destination device includes at least some of the parameters used in creating the backup.