Patent ID: 8131263

Claim:
A computer storage medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed perform actions, comprising: storing a data set as a backup data set in a backup media during a backup process; associating an identification tag with the backup media; transmitting a first wireless signal adapted to cause the identification tag associated with the backup media to generate a second wireless signal; receiving the second wireless signal that includes a first identifier stored in the identification tag that uniquely identifies the identification tag; creating an association between the first identifier and the data set in response to the first identifier being received in the second wireless signal, the association including the first identifier and a second identifier that identifies the data set; storing the association to facilitate a subsequent identification of whether the data set is stored on the backup media in response to subsequently receiving the identifier: and storing information on the identification tag, the information including a date and/or a time at which the backup data set is stored on the backup media, a name of the backup data set, a size, a machine name, and whether the backup data set is encrypted.