Patent ID: 8527464

Claim:
A computer system comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory having stored thereon instructions that upon execution by the processor cause the computer system to: select, for backup, a subset of a database comprising a plurality of different filegroups, the selection of the subset being based on an amount of time for restoring the subset, the subset comprising at least two file groups and metadata describing the at least two file groups, the at least two filegroups comprising at least one filegroup operable to partially restore the database and at least one file group unnecessary to partially restore the database, the selection of the subset based upon user-specified criteria related to the at least two filegroups; create a backup of the subset of the database; restore the subset; operate the database with the subset in a partially-restored state; and restore additional subsets of the database after the database has been operating with the subset.