Patent ID: 7206790
Filing Date: 2007-04-17
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In a storage system having arrays of hard disk storage devices for storing information, a data manager operative to collect and store information about relationships among files stored in the storage system for presentation to a user, comprising: for a backup file of a first file, the data manager collects information about the backup file and creates an association between the first file and the backup file, for an archive file of the first file, the data manager collects information about the archive file and creates an association between the first file and the archive file, for a replication file of the first file, the data manager collects information about the replication file and creates an association between the first file and the replication file, wherein the information for the association between the first file and the backup file is stored in a backup server, wherein the information for the association between the first file and the archive file is stored in an archive server, wherein the information for the association between the first file and the replication file is stored in a replication server, wherein for a given file, the data manager displays one or more related files associated with the given file, the related files being one or more of a backup file, an archive file, or a replication file, and the data manager displays a graphical user interface that provides a user with the option of selecting from among a data view and a storage view and a path view.