Patent ID: 7657582
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: one or more processors; and memory coupled to the one or more processors, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the one or more processors to implement a backup manager configured to: maintain a plurality of backup versions of each of a plurality of storage objects; maintain a plurality of access history records, wherein each access history record is associated with a backup version from the plurality of backup versions of a corresponding storage object from the plurality of storage objects, and wherein each access history record includes information indicative of an access by a user that results in a modification to the backup version from the plurality of backup versions of the corresponding storage object from the plurality of storage objects, wherein the information indicative of the access by the user includes a modification time of the associated backup version from the plurality of backup versions; receive a search request that specifies a particular time range of interest; in response to receiving the search request that specifies the particular time range of interest, identify at least one access history record from the plurality of access history records, wherein the associated backup version of the identified at least one access history record having the modification time within the particular time range of interest; and display a listing of the identified at least one access history record as restoration candidates on a user interface.