Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for performing a file lookup. An example of a system includes a file system corresponding to one or more physical storage devices, a database that stores metadata corresponding to files in the file system, and a search module. The reporting framework receives search criteria for a file lookup, generates a complex query based on the search criteria, sends the query to the database, receives search results corresponding to the query, and generates a search report based on the search results. The search criteria include two or more search tokens and one or more Boolean operators.

Abstract: A method includes accessing a file in a storage device. The method includes placing the file in a retention state. The method includes storing the file's information into a database. The method includes generating a hash of the file's content. The method includes storing the hash in the database with the file's information.

Abstract: The present disclosure is generally related to replicating metadata. A method includes accessing a first file with a first unique identifier at a source location in a storage device, wherein metadata corresponding to the first file is stored in a first database with the first unique identifier. The method includes replicating the first file to produce a second file at a target location, wherein the second file has a second unique identifier. The method includes replicating the metadata and the first unique identifier to a second database. The method includes mapping the second unique identifier to the first unique identifier in the second database.