Patent ID: 8650160
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for restoring multi-tier applications, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: identifying a request to restore a multi-tier application from a backup of the multi-tier application, the multi-tier application comprising a plurality of individually relocatable components that are capable of being one or more of: in response to the request, retrieving a configuration data store from the backup, the configuration data store comprising a topology of the plurality of individually relocatable components; parsing the configuration data store to extract at least a portion of the topology from the configuration data store to facilitate granular restoration of the multi-tier application, wherein: the portion of the topology represents the first component on the first server and the second component on the second server; restoring, based on the portion of the topology, at least a portion of the multi-tier application by separately restoring the plurality of individually relocatable components, wherein restoring the portion of the multi-tier application based on the portion of the topology comprises restoring at least one component from the plurality of individually relocatable components instead of restoring every component from the plurality of individually relocatable components.