Method and apparatus for default factory image restoration of a system
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1. A method of restoring a computer system comprising:
- installing a copy of a master boot record from a recovery logical drive onto a main logical drive of the computer system;
installing operating system information from the recovery logical drive to the main logical drive;
setting the master boot record to boot from the main logical drive; and
rebooting the computer system, thereby restoring the main logical drive to a default factory image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for restoring a system including a hard drive having a main logical disk and a recovery local disk, to a pristine state. The method comprises installing a copy of the master boot record onto the main logical drive of the hard drive and installing operating system information from the recovery drive to the main drive. The method further comprises setting the master boot record to boot from the main local drive, and rebooting the system.
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1. A method of restoring a computer system comprising:
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installing a copy of a master boot record from a recovery logical drive onto a main logical drive of the computer system;
installing operating system information from the recovery logical drive to the main logical drive;
setting the master boot record to boot from the main logical drive; and
rebooting the computer system, thereby restoring the main logical drive to a default factory image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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12. An apparatus to restore a computer system comprising:
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a main logical drive including a primary software stack;
a recovery storage logical drive comprising;
a basic operating system to permit booting from the recovery storage logical drive;
a write logic to move a copy of the master boot record onto the main logical drive;
the write logic further to install a copy of the software stack from the recovery storage logical drive to the main logical drive;
a master boot record reset logic to set the master boot record to boot from the main logical drive; and
a reboot logic to reboot the appliance, the master boot record causing the appliance to reboot from the main logical drive, with a restored software stack and master boot record.
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22. A machine-readable medium that provides instructions, which when executed by a machine, cause said machine to perform operations comprising:
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installing a copy of the master boot record onto the main logical drive of the hard drive;
installing operating system information from the recovery logical drive to the main logical drive;
setting the master boot record to boot from the main logical drive; and
rebooting the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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