Patent ID: 7246140

Claim:
A data protection system for protecting files and modified versions of the files on a fileserver, the system comprising: a primary repository in communication with the fileserver via a network, the primary repository having: a primary repository node operative to store the files and modified versions of the files; a primary repository node API in communication with the primary repository node and with the network and operative to communicate with the fileserver; a primary repository file transfer module in communication with the network and with the primary repository node and adapted for receiving the files and modified versions of the files from the fileserver; a data mover in communication with the primary repository node API and operative to supervise the replication of the files and modified versions of the files from the fileserver to the primary repository node; a location component in communication with the data mover and operative to store file location data for each file and each modified version of each file; a directory service operative to maintain storage state for the primary repository node; and a node manager in communication with the location component and with the directory service and operative to manage primary repository node storage capacity and performance.