Patent ID: 7996511
Filing Date: 2011-08-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: controlling each of a first group of controlled computers of a site to perform respective local scans of respective file subsets, each respective file subset comprising files that are of respective local volumes implemented via respective local disks associated with the respective controlled computer; controlling a second group of controlled computers of the site to collectively perform a distributed scan of a file subgroup, the file subgroup comprising files that are of global volumes implemented by one or more storage servers of the site; managing a state file that specifies the file subgroup; aggregating results of the local scans and the distributed scan; providing the aggregated results to a scheduling computer; and wherein the acts of controlling, the act of managing, and the act of aggregating results are via a controlling computer of the site that is enabled to communicate with the first and the second groups of controlled computers via a local area network of the site, and further enabled to communicate with the scheduling computer via a wide area network.