Method for boot recovery
AssigneeAdaptec, Inc.
InventorsFadi A. Mahmoud, Ganapathy S. Sridaran
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Abstract
A method for recovering boot-up data in a computer system is provided. The method includes storing boot up data in a first container that is accessible by an operating system and copying the boot up data from the first container to a second container that is inaccessible by the operating system. If boot up using the boot up data from the first container fails, the method further includes copying the boot up data from the second container to the first container and booting up the computer system using the boot up data copied into the first container from the second container.
Claims20
A method for recovering boot up data in a computer system, comprising:
- storing boot up data in a first container that is accessible by an operating system;
- copying the boot up data from the first container to a second container that is inaccessible by the operating system;
- if boot up using the boot up data from the first container fails, copying the boot up data from the second container to the first container;
- and
- booting up the computer system using the boot up data copied into the first container from the second container.
A method for recovering boot up data comprising:
- generating a first logical storage unit, the first logical storage unit being configured to be accessible by an operating system;
- generating a second logical storage unit, the second logical storage unit being configured to be inaccessible by the operating system;
- storing boot up data in the first logical storage unit;
- determining whether the boot up data in the first logical storage unit contains a virus;
- and
- copying the boot up data from the first logical storage unit to the second logical storage unit upon determining whether said boot up data in the first logical storage unit is free of the virus.
A method for recovering boot up data comprising:
- generating a first container in a storage system, the first container being inaccessible to the operating system;
- generating a second container in the storage system, copying boot up data from the second container to the first container;
- and when input requesting boot recovery is received;
- setting a recovery bit;
- copying boot up data from the first container to a master boot record location and a system file location within a second container, the first container being inaccessible to an operating system;
- booting up using the copied boot up data in the first container;
- and
- unsetting the recovery bit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.