公开(公告)号：US06920555B1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-19

申请号：US09810874

申请日：2001-03-17

申请人： Chuck Peters ,  Steve Fairbanks

发明人： Chuck Peters ,  Steve Fairbanks

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/455

CPC分类号： G06F9/4451

摘要： The invention provides tools and techniques for migration of user profiles in place on a computer. In one method, a first step provides a migration content storage partition to hold migration content such as user settings. This partition is provided by using a partition manipulation tool to obtain sufficient space on the computer. A second step saves migration content into the provided partition. A third step deploys an image into another partition on the computer, overwriting that partition. A fourth step then uses the migration tool to restore migration content from the migration content storage partition into the newly imaged partition, thereby customizing the new image with at least some of the former image's user settings. The migration content storage partition may then be deleted, or it may be retained and made available to the user as additional storage.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于在计算机上将用户简档迁移到位的工具和技术。 在一种方法中，第一步提供迁移内容存储分区来保存诸如用户设置之类的迁移内容。 该分区是通过使用分区操作工具来提供的，以便在计算机上获得足够的空间。 第二步将迁移内容保存到提供的分区中。 第三步将映像部署到计算机上的另一个分区中，覆盖该分区。 第四步然后使用迁移工具将迁移内容从迁移内容存储分区恢复到新映像的分区，从而使用至少一些前一个图像的用户设置定制新图像。 然后可以删除迁移内容存储分区，或者可以保留该迁移内容存储分区，并将其提供给用户作为附加存储。

公开(公告)号：US06996706B1

公开(公告)日：2006-02-07

申请号：US09788191

申请日：2001-02-17

申请人： Paul E. Madden ,  Jonathan R. Ludwig ,  Derrick S. Shadel ,  Val A. Arbon

发明人： Paul E. Madden ,  Jonathan R. Ludwig ,  Derrick S. Shadel ,  Val A. Arbon

IPC分类号： G06F9/24

CPC分类号： G06F9/4406

摘要： The invention provides tools and techniques for running pre-boot code on a computer from a file stored in a file system on the computer. The pre-boot code may include an operating system which is not otherwise installed on the system. For instance, the pre-boot code may be used to boot a DOS operating system on a computer which lacks a DOS hard disk partition. The pre-boot code may contain code to perform operations that are difficult to perform after the operating system is booted, such as code for monitoring the boot process to help debug it. The pre-boot code is obtained from the file without using booted file system code, and is then executed. The code may be obtained by redirecting floppy drive I/O to read the pre-boot code from a copy in memory, or to read it as needed from one or more files on the hard disk.

摘要翻译： 本发明提供了用于在计算机上从存储在计算机上的文件系统中的文件运行预引导代码的工具和技术。 预引导代码可以包括没有另外安装在系统上的操作系统。 例如，预引导代码可用于在缺少DOS硬盘分区的计算机上引导DOS操作系统。 预引导代码可能包含执行操作系统引导后难以执行的操作的代码，例如用于监视引导过程以帮助调试的代码。 预引导代码是从文件获取的，而不使用引导文件系统代码，然后执行。 可以通过重定向软盘驱动器I / O从内存中的副本读取预引导代码，或者根据需要从硬盘上的一个或多个文件读取代码来获得代码。

公开(公告)号：US5675769A

公开(公告)日：1997-10-07

申请号：US393805

申请日：1995-02-23

申请人： Eric J. Ruff ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  Scot Llewelyn

发明人： Eric J. Ruff ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  Scot Llewelyn

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0676

摘要： A method allows manipulation of disk partitions defined by an IBM-compatible partition table. The disk partitions may be located on one or more disks attached to one or more disk drives. Each partition has an associated file system type, such as FAT or HPFS. An interrupted manipulation may be resumed at a point in the progress of the manipulation near the point of interruption. Available manipulations include verifying the integrity of a partition's file system structures; displaying information about a partition; moving a partition to a different location; resizing a partition; and converting a partition from one file system to another file system. The resizing step is illustrated with particular reference to HPFS file systems and FAT file systems. The details required to perform these manipulations are attended to by an implementing program that requires only general direction from a user. Thus, the present invention provides a method that allows users who are unfamiliar with technical intricacies to easily manipulate IBM-compatible disk partitions, including extended partitions and logical partitions.

摘要翻译： 一种方法允许操作由IBM兼容的分区表定义的磁盘分区。 磁盘分区可能位于连接到一个或多个磁盘驱动器的一个或多个磁盘上。 每个分区都有相关的文件系统类型，如FAT或HPFS。 可以在中断点附近的操作进程中恢复中断的操作。 可用的操作包括验证分区的文件系统结构的完整性; 显示有关分区的信息; 将分区移动到不同的位置; 调整分区大小 并将分区从一个文件系统转换为另一个文件系统。 具体参考HPFS文件系统和FAT文件系统说明了调整大小的步骤。 执行这些操作所需的细节由仅需要用户的一般方向的实现程序来处理。 因此，本发明提供了一种允许不熟悉技术复杂性的用户容易地操纵包括扩展分区和逻辑分区在内的IBM兼容磁盘分区的方法。

公开(公告)号：US20030221095A1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-27

申请号：US10449728

申请日：2003-06-01

申请人： PowerQuest Corporation

发明人： Jared R. Gaunt ,  Val A. Arbon

IPC分类号： G06F015/177

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469

摘要： An initial setup method (100) stores recovery tools (400) and a further setup script (402) on a computer (1000) which has an operating system (302) that need not have any recovery capabilities. At the user site, a further setup method (700, 800) reserves (706) a container space (500) in the file system space (304), creates (716) an image (1008) of the main partition (300), and stores (720) the image in the container. If the partition is corrupted later, the computer can still be booted using virtual boot tools (602), the image can be retrieved (914) from the container even though the partition around it was lost, and the image can then be deployed onto disk (200) over the corrupted partition, thereby restoring a working partition to the computer. This can be done without secondary media such as a recovery CD or floppy, and without a network connection.

摘要翻译： 初始设置方法（100）在具有不需要恢复能力的操作系统（302）的计算机（1000）上存储恢复工具（400）和另外的设置脚本（402）。 在用户站点，进一步的设置方法（700,800）在文件系统空间（304）中保留（706）容器空间（500），创建（716）主分区（300）的图像（1008） 并将图像存储（720）在容器中。 如果稍后损坏分区，则仍然可以使用虚拟引导工具（602）引导计算机，即使其周围的分区丢失，也可以从容器中检索（914）图像，然后将映像部署到磁盘上 （200），从而将工作分区恢复到计算机。 这可以在没有辅助媒体（如恢复CD或软盘）以及没有网络连接的情况下完成。

公开(公告)号：US20030191911A1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-09

申请号：US10406139

申请日：2003-04-02

申请人： PowerQuest Corporation

发明人： Donald Kleinschnitz JR. ,  Val A. Arbon ,  Roland D. Whatcott

IPC分类号： G06F012/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/63 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F17/30286

摘要： The present invention provides tools and techniques for facilitating (314) management of storage (122), software (118), and other resources of a computer (102) at a distinct management computer (110) using a disassociated ample image (104) of the managed computer's storage. Ample images may be searched (310) to identify (414) infected files or illegal files, to extract (410) disk usage information, or for other reasons. Ample images may be modified (312) and then deployed (316) back to the original imaged computer and/or to other computers outside the management node. Modifications may change (502, 504, 506) application software, change (508, 510, 512) hardware drivers to match hardware changes on the target computer(s), manipulate (520) partitions, and/or perform other steps to optimize storage, software, or other resources.

公开(公告)号：US6108759A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US932530

申请日：1997-09-17

申请人： Niel Orcutt ,  Russell J. Marsh ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  Eric J. Ruff

发明人： Niel Orcutt ,  Russell J. Marsh ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  Eric J. Ruff

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F17/30 ,  G11B20/12 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/32 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F17/30067 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0643 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0674 ,  G11B20/1217 ,  G11B27/034 ,  G11B27/329 ,  G11B20/12 ,  G11B2220/20

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for copying, moving, and resizing disk partitions that contain advanced file systems. Unlike the conventional approach that relies on FDISK and FORMAT, the invention does not destroy user data by wiping the partition clean after data is copied to tape or other intermediate storage. Advanced file system features, including features such as relocatable file system structures, volume sets, suballocation, and database paradigm structures not found in many FAT file systems, are handled by the invention during "in place" partition manipulation.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于复制，移动和调整包含高级文件系统的磁盘分区的方法和系统。 与依赖于FDISK和FORMAT的常规方法不同，本发明不会在数据被复制到磁带或其他中间存储器之后通过擦拭分区清洁来破坏用户数据。 包括诸如可重定位的文件系统结构，卷集，子分配和在许多FAT文件系统中未找到的数据库范例结构的特征的高级文件系统特征在本地“处理”分区操作期间被处理。

公开(公告)号：US5930831A

公开(公告)日：1999-07-27

申请号：US834004

申请日：1997-04-11

申请人： Russell J. Marsh ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  J. Scot Llewelyn ,  Niel Orcutt

发明人： Russell J. Marsh ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  J. Scot Llewelyn ,  Niel Orcutt

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0674

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for implementing partition manipulation tools. One embodiment of a partition manipulation computer system implements an architecture that supports multiple file systems on a computer. The computer system includes a data replicator for replicating data from a selected partition to a modified partition in a partitionable storage medium. The data replicator has an initialization interface for interfacing to initialization modules in a format that is substantially independent of each file system used on the computer system. The initialization modules, which may be specific to one or more file systems, generate sector identifications. A verification interface and a completion interface are also provided, for interfacing with file-system-specific verification and completion modules.

摘要翻译： 提供了实现分区操作工具的方法和系统。 分区处理计算机系统的一个实施例实现在计算机上支持多个文件系统的架构。 计算机系统包括用于将数据从所选分区复制到可分区存储介质中的修改分区的数据复制器。 数据复制器具有用于以基本独立于计算机系统上使用的每个文件系统的格式与初始化模块进行接口的初始化接口。 可能是一个或多个文件系统特有的初始化模块生成扇区标识。 还提供验证界面和完成界面，用于与文件系统特定的验证和完成模块进行接口。

公开(公告)号：US5706472A

公开(公告)日：1998-01-06

申请号：US554828

申请日：1995-11-07

申请人： Eric J. Ruff ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  Scot Llewelyn

发明人： Eric J. Ruff ,  Robert S. Raymond ,  Scot Llewelyn

IPC分类号： G06F12/00 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G11B20/12 ,  G06F12/02

CPC分类号： G06F3/0601 ,  G06F3/0607 ,  G06F3/0644 ,  G06F3/0676 ,  G06F2003/0697

摘要： A method allows non-destructive manipulation of disk partitions defined by an IBM-compatible partition table. The disk partitions may be located on one or more disks attached to one or more disk drives. Each partition has an associated file system type. An interrupted manipulation may be resumed at a point in the progress of the manipulation near the point of interruption. Available manipulations include verifying the integrity of a partition's file system structures; displaying information about a partition; moving a partition to a different location; resizing a partition; and resizing the file system clusters. The resizing steps are illustrated with particular reference to file systems which use a file allocation table. The details required to perform these manipulations are attended to by an implementing program that requires only general direction from a user. Thus, the present invention provides a method that allows users who are unfamiliar with technical intricacies to easily manipulate IBM-compatible disk partitions, including extended partitions and logical partitions.

公开(公告)号：US07216251B2

公开(公告)日：2007-05-08

申请号：US10449728

申请日：2003-06-01

申请人： Jared R. Gaunt ,  Val A. Arbon

发明人： Jared R. Gaunt ,  Val A. Arbon

IPC分类号： G06F11/00

CPC分类号： G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/1458 ,  G06F11/1469

摘要： An initial setup method (100) stores recovery tools (400) and a further setup script (402) on a computer (1000) which has an operating system (302) that need not have any recovery capabilities. At the user site, a further setup method (700, 800) reserves (706) a container space (500) in the file system space (304), creates (716) an image (1008) of the main partition (300), and stores (720) the image in the container. If the partition is corrupted later, the computer can still be booted using virtual boot tools (602), the image can be retrieved (914) from the container even though the partition around it was lost, and the image can then be deployed onto disk (200) over the corrupted partition, thereby restoring a working partition to the computer. This can be done without secondary media such as a recovery CD or floppy, and without a network connection.

摘要翻译： 初始设置方法（100）在具有不需要恢复能力的操作系统（302）的计算机（1000）上存储恢复工具（400）和另外的设置脚本（402）。 在用户站点，进一步的设置方法（700,800）在文件系统空间（304）中保留（706）容器空间（500），创建（716）主分区（300）的图像（1008） 并将图像存储（720）在容器中。 如果稍后损坏分区，则仍然可以使用虚拟引导工具（602）引导计算机，即使其周围的分区丢失，也可以从容器中检索（914）图像，然后将映像部署到磁盘上 （200），从而将工作分区恢复到计算机。 这可以在没有辅助媒体（如恢复CD或软盘）以及没有网络连接的情况下完成。

公开(公告)号：US6108697A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-22

申请号：US165532

申请日：1998-10-02

申请人： Robert S Raymond ,  Blaine S Dennis ,  Eric J Ruff

发明人： Robert S Raymond ,  Blaine S Dennis ,  Eric J Ruff

IPC分类号： G06F3/06 ,  G06F9/06 ,  G06F12/00 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L29/08 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H04L67/06 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L69/04 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： Methods, systems, articles of manufacture, and signal formats are provided for transferring disk images from a transmitting computer to one or more downloading computers. The transfer is done in a manner that allows a technician to start the download to one computer while preparing a second computer for downloading or shutting down a third computer after it has finished downloading the disk image. The computers need not wait for the beginning of a data stream but can instead join the download at specified points within the data stream. This reduces the time spent waiting to begin the download, particularly when the disk image being transferred is large. Compression and connection selection may be performed in response to changes in network performance. Image file packing and error management techniques may also be used, as well as on-the-fly file system instance manipulations.

摘要翻译： 提供了方法，系统，制品和信号格式，用于将磁盘图像从发送计算机传送到一个或多个下载计算机。 传输是在允许技术人员在准备第二台计算机以便下载或关闭第三台计算机完成下载磁盘映像之后，开始下载到一台计算机的方式完成的。 计算机不需要等待数据流的开始，而是可以在数据流中的指定点加入下载。 这减少了等待开始下载的时间，特别是当传输的磁盘映像大时。 可以响应于网络性能的变化来执行压缩和连接选择。 还可以使用图像文件打包和错误管理技术，以及即时文件系统实例操作。