Patent ID: 8572046
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for restoring data on a data storage system from data on a backup storage system, the backup storage system including a plurality of transactions, each transaction corresponding to a plurality of data writes to the data storage system, the method comprising: receiving an estimated transaction location based on a first instance of an application; identifying a transaction associated with the estimated transaction location; applying an individual data write subsequent to the identified transaction to an image of data on the backup storage system, thereby recreating data on the data storage system at the time of the individual data write; mounting, using at least one computer processor, a second instance of an application over the image of data; and selecting an object from the second instance of the application to be restored to the live open first instance of the application, wherein the first instance of the application remains open and live during restoration of the selected object to the first instance, wherein restoration of the selected object comprises restoring the selected object to an active production image of the first instance.