公开(公告)号：US07680957B1

公开(公告)日：2010-03-16

申请号：US10435131

申请日：2003-05-09

申请人： Thomas Ketterhagen ,  Bruce Bramhall ,  Nicholas Graf ,  Okan Okcu

发明人： Thomas Ketterhagen ,  Bruce Bramhall ,  Nicholas Graf ,  Okan Okcu

IPC分类号： G06F15/173 ,  G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F8/63

摘要： System and method for generating modifiable representations of system hardware and software configurations and for transferring a system to another system using the configuration representations. A configuration representation may include a backup of a system's files. A configuration representation may be modified, and may be used to restore the system to hardware that may be different than the original system's hardware. In one embodiment, a configuration transfer mechanism is provided to perform the transfer of a configuration representation from a source system to a target system. One embodiment of a configuration transfer mechanism may use one or more servers coupled to the source and target systems via a network. Another embodiment of a configuration transfer mechanism may be used to restore a source system's configuration and files from a source system directly to a target system coupled to the source system without using servers.

摘要翻译： 用于生成系统硬件和软件配置的可修改表示以及使用配置表示将系统传送到另一个系统的系统和方法。 配置表示可以包括系统文件的备份。 可以修改配置表示，并且可以将系统恢复到可能与原始系统硬件不同的硬件。 在一个实施例中，提供配置传送机制以执行从源系统到目标系统的配置表示的传送。 配置传送机制的一个实施例可以使用经由网络耦合到源系统和目标系统的一个或多个服务器。 配置传输机制的另一个实施例可以用于将源系统的配置和文件从源系统直接恢复到耦合到源系统的目标系统而不使用服务器。

公开(公告)号：US06931558B1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-16

申请号：US09998246

申请日：2001-11-30

申请人： Peter Jeffe ,  Bruce Bramhall

发明人： Peter Jeffe ,  Bruce Bramhall

IPC分类号： G06F1/24

CPC分类号： G06F11/1464 ,  G06F11/1417

摘要： A method restores a client device of a network on major failure of the client device. The client device is incapable of automatically booting on its own. The network includes a server computer. The method includes booting the client device over the network in the restoration operation, configuring the client device according to the boot program and saved configuration states for the client device, and copying files to the client device in accordance with the configuration. The client computer has access to a storage manager application, such as a server computer of the network operating a storage management software program. All client files, including configuration files, as well as application and data files, of the client device are saved on the network by the storage manager application. The client device is booted over the network, rather than locally to the client device by boot disk or otherwise. The boot program is loaded to the client device, and the client device retrieves configuration and file information over the network from the storage manager application. The client device configures its disk according to the configuration information, and then all other files and data of the client device at the time of failure of the client device are saved on the disk substantially in the condition and state just prior to the failure and as most recently backed up to the storage manager application. Alternatively, the client device is reset and booted via a control device either locally or otherwise connected to the client device, and substantially according to the method of the network boot.

摘要翻译： 一种方法在客户端设备的主要故障情况下恢复网络的客户端设备。 客户端设备无法自行启动。 该网络包括服务器计算机。 该方法包括在恢复操作中通过网络引导客户端设备，根据引导程序配置客户端设备，保存客户端设备的配置状态，并根据配置将文件复制到客户端设备。 客户端计算机可以访问诸如操作存储管理软件程序的网络的服务器计算机的存储管理器应用。 客户端设备的所有客户端文件（包括配置文件以及应用程序和数据文件）都由存储管理器应用程序保存在网络上。 客户端设备通过网络引导，而不是通过引导磁盘或其他方式本地发送到客户端设备。 引导程序被加载到客户端设备，客户端设备从存储管理器应用程序通过网络检索配置和文件信息。 客户端设备根据配置信息配置其磁盘，然后在客户端设备发生故障时将客户端设备的所有其他文件和数据保存在磁盘上，基本上处于故障前的状态和状态，如 最近备份到存储管理器应用程序。 或者，客户端设备通过本地或以其他方式连接到客户端设备的控制设备被重置和引导，并且基本上根据网络引导的方法。