# US 2018/0322020 A1 · Backup and recovery of configuration files in management device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0322020 A1 - Document ID: US20180322020A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/589,081 - Filed: 2017-05-08 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-08 - Assignees: American Megatrends, Inc. - Applicants: American Megatrends, Inc. - Inventors: Pavithra Sachidanandam; Satheesh Thomas; Rajeswari Ravichandran - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180322020A1 ## CPC - G06F 11/1469: {Backup restoration techniques} - G06F 11/1417: {Boot up procedures} - G06F 11/1448: {Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems and methods of backup and recovery of configuration files in a management device. A management device includes a processor and a non-volatile memory storing a configuration file and computer executable code. The computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to: perform backup of the configuration file to generate at least one backup configuration file. The at least one backup configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup. The verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a management device, comprising a processor and a non-volatile memory storing a configuration file and computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to: perform backup of the configuration file to generate at least one backup configuration file, wherein the at least one backup configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup, the verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the unverified backup is obtained automatically at a predetermined time interval. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is further configured to: recover the configuration file using the at least one backup configuration file based on backup time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is further configured to: when recovery from the at least one backup configuration file fails, recover the configuration file using a default configuration file. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The system of claim 3, wherein the step of recovering the configuration file is performed when the management device is set to a recovery mode. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The system of claim 5, wherein the management device is set to the recovery mode using a jumper connection with general purpose input/output pins (GPIOs). ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The system of claim 6, further comprising a light-emitting diode (LED) light configured to indicate status of the recovery mode. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, further comprising a remote storage device connected to the management device and configured to store the at least one backup configuration file. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein there is a limited number of the unverified backups and there is a limited number of the verified backups. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the management device is a baseboard management controller (BMC). ### Claim 11 A method for backing up and recovering configuration file in a management device, comprising: performing backup of the configuration file to generate at least one backup configuration file, wherein the at least one backup configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup, the verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the unverified backup is obtained automatically at a predetermined time interval. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: recovering the configuration file using the at least one backup configuration file based on backup time. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising, when recovery from the at least one backup configuration file fails: recovering the configuration file using a default configuration file. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, wherein the recovering step is performed when the management device is set to a recovery mode using a jumper connection with general purpose input/output pins (GPIOs). ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, further comprising: indicating status of the recovery mode using a light-emitting diode (LED) light. ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein there is a limited number of the unverified backups and there is a limited number of the verified backups. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein the management device is a baseboard management controller (BMC). ### Claim 19 A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at a processor of a management device, is configured to: perform backup of the configuration file to generate at least one backup configuration file, wherein the at least one backup configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup, the verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is further configured to: recover the configuration file using the at least backup configuration file based on backup time.