Patent ID: 7440982
Filing Date: 2008-10-21
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for verifying stored data in a storage management system, the method comprising: accessing a first set of data in a first storage location; performing a first copy operation on the first set of data to generate a plurality of data chunks, wherein said performing the first copy operation for at least one of the plurality of data chunks further comprises: storing a copy of the first set of metadata in an index remote to said storage device; generating a second set of metadata associated with the second set of data stored on the storage device; comparing the first set of metadata in the index and the second set of metadata to verify whether or not inconsistencies exist between the first and second sets of data without accessing the first and second sets of data; preforming a second storage operation on the second set of data stored on the storage device, wherein said performing the second storage operation further comprises: storing the third set of data in a second location; and comparing the first set of metadata in the index with the third set of metadata to verify whether or not inconsistencies exist between the first and third sets of data.