Apparatus, method, and system for aggregated no query restore

摘要

An apparatus, method, and system to restore data from a networked storage pool where a storage agent requests information pertaining to data objects that are associated with a data restore. A storage server responds by querying a storage database to find metadata corresponding to the restore objects, combines the metadata into a packet, and sends the packet to the requester. The storage agent receives the packet which contains an aggregation of information corresponding to the data objects. The storage agent uses the information to send data to a client to copy the data objects to a restore volume and restore attributes such as a file name and access rights. Aggregating the information reduces network traffic and decreases the time necessary to perform the data restore operation.