Backup/recovery system and methods regarding the same
AssigneeFar Stone Tech. Inc.
InventorsSword Wu, Tree Yan
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Abstract
A backup/recovery system and methodology that conveniently backs up/restores data in a computer system. According to the invention, backup/recovery method is suitable for a computer system including at least one hard disk (HD). The computer system is coupled to at least one data storage device. The backup method comprises the steps of: generating a first emulator of the hard disk; generating a second emulator of the data storage device; and writing data in the first emulator to the second emulator, wherein the data is being cloned from the hard disk to the data storage device, so as to achieve backup/recovery operation between two hard disks, and enhance the efficiency.
Claims20
A backup method, suitable for a computer system including at least one hard disk, said computer system being coupled to at least one data storage device, said backup method comprising the steps of:
- generating a first emulator of said hard disk;
- generating a second emulator of said data storage device;
- and
- writing data in said first emulator to said second emulator.
A recovery method, suitable for a computer system including at least one hard disk, said computer system implementing at least one image file, said recovery method comprising the steps of:
- selecting, in said image file, data that is to be restored said at least one hard disk;
- generating a first emulator of said hard disk;
- generating a second emulator of said selected data;
- and
- writing data in said second emulator to said first emulator.
An implementing method for a Virtual PC software, suitable for a computer system including at least one image file and a Virtual PC software, said image file having a backed up data, said implementing method comprising the steps of:
- emulating said image file into a virtual hard disk;
- and
- implementing said virtual hard disk by said Virtual PC software thereby without having an operating system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.