Dynamically configuring the environment of a recovery OS from an installed OS

A computing system comprising:

• a host including a memory;
• a storage device;
• and
• a processor, wherein the processor is configured to:
• initiate reboot of an operating system of the host into a recovery environment;
• perform discovery to identify an operating system installed on the host, wherein in performing said discovery, the processor is configured to discover physical disks coupled to said computing system, identify logical volumes on each of said physical disks, and examine each of the logical volumes for installed operating systems;
• determine configuration information of the installed operating system;
• utilize the configuration information to establish an operating environment for the recovery environment;
• and
• schedule in a first environment a task for execution in said recovery environment, wherein said task is scheduled prior to said reboot, and wherein completion of said task requires assignment of a given resource to a same drive letter in both the recovery environment and the first environment.

A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, wherein the instructions are executable to:

• initiate reboot of an operating system of the host into a recovery environment;
• perform discovery to identify an operating system installed on the host, wherein in performing said discovery, the processor is configured to discover physical disks coupled to said computing system, identify logical volumes on each of said physical disks, and examine each of the logical volumes for installed operating systems;
• determine configuration information of the installed operating system;
• utilize the configuration information to establish an operating environment for the recovery environment;
• and
• schedule in a first environment a task for execution in said recovery environment, wherein said task is scheduled prior to said reboot and wherein completion of said task requires assignment of a given resource to a same drive letter in both the recovery environment and the first environment.