Patent ID: 8527479
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer program product for assessing a backup image comprising a backup of a source computer system to recover to a target computer system, wherein the computer program product comprises a computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therein that executes to perform operations, the operations comprising: selecting a backup image from a plurality of backup images taken of an image on the source computer system, wherein the selected backup image is to be applied to the target computer system; determining from a plurality of retention policies applicable to files included in the source computer system a most restrictive retention policy based on a comparison of the retention policies according to a common retention term unit; determining whether the selected backup image satisfies the most restrictive retention policy; setting a retention status of the selected backup image based on whether the selected backup image satisfies the most restrictive retention policy; and presenting the retention status for use in determining whether to use the selected backup image.