Computer equipment having a prompt access function and related method

• US 20030149910A1
• Filed: 09/11/2002
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Farstone Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Farstone Technology Incorporated
• Inventors: Qin, Simon, Zhang, Jiessie
• Granted Patent: US 7,120,835 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 714/15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1451 by selection of backup contents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1456 Hardware arrangements for backup
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 11/1469 Backup restoration techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2201/84 Using snapshots, i.e. a logical point-in-time copy of the data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99955 Archiving or backup

Abstract

Computer equipment having a prompt access function that can be operated prior to booting an operating system. The computer equipment comprises a processing system and a displaying system. The processing system has hardware resources with a backup/recovery module. The backup/recovery module establishes at least one recovery unit to hold backup data. The displaying system is used for displaying data contained in the processing system, corresponding to the recovery unit. The displaying system has a selecting means for selecting a status corresponding to the processing system. Thereafter, the displaying system displays the selected status. In the computer equipment of the invention, there is no limit on the amount of the recovery units which can be accessed simultaneously. The recovery unit is only loaded when it is required. Consequently, system resources can be saved, and mis-operation can be prevented.

Claims

1. A computer equipment having a prompt access function, said computer equipment comprising:

a processing system having at least one hardware resource with a backup/recovery module, said backup/recovery module establishing at least one recovery unit to hold backup data; and

a displaying system for displaying a data contained in said processing system, said data contained in said processing system corresponding to said recovery unit, said displaying system having a selecting means, said selecting means selecting a status corresponding to said processing system, said displaying system displaying said selected status.

2. The computer equipment according to claim 1, wherein said status corresponding to said processing system is a status of said computer equipment at the time establishing said corresponded recovery unit.

3. The computer equipment according to claim 1, wherein said data contained in said processing system corresponding to said at least one recovery unit includes configuration corresponding to said at least one hardware resource and said backup data held in said at least one recovery unit respectively.

4. The computer equipment according to claim 1, wherein said displaying system has a user-operating interface.

5. The computer equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one hardware resource includes a storage apparatus.

6. The computer equipment according to claim 1, wherein said at least one hardware resource includes a hard disk.

7. The computer equipment according to claim 6, wherein said hard disk includes an operating system (OS), said operating system (OS) is selected from the group consisting of Disk Operating System (DOS), Windows, Linux, Windows NT, and Mac.

8. The computer equipment according to claim 7, wherein information for recovering previous status are provided on an interface for Disk Operating System (DOS).

9. A recovery method for providing user with an outcome of recovery operation beforehand, suitable for a computer system including a processing system and a displaying system, said processing system establishing at least one recovery unit, said displaying system displaying a data contained in said processing system corresponding to said recovery unit, said recovery method comprising the steps of:

selecting one of said at least one recovery unit;

loading said selected recovery unit into said processing system; and

displaying a status corresponding to said processing system which corresponds to said selected recovery unit.

10. The recovery method according to claim 9, wherein said status corresponding to said processing system is a status of said computer equipment at the time establishing said corresponded recovery unit.

11. The recovery method according to claim 9, wherein said data contained in said processing system corresponding to said at least one recovery unit includes configuration corresponding to said at least one hardware resource and said backup data held in said at least one recovery unit respectively.

12. The recovery method according to claim 9, wherein said displaying system has a user-operating interface.

13. The recovery method according to claim 9, wherein said computer system includes an operating system (OS), said operating system (OS) is selected from the group consisting of Disk Operating System (DOS), Windows, Linux, Windows NT, and Mac.

14. The recovery method according to claim 13, wherein information for recovering previous status are provided on an interface for Disk Operating System (DOS).

15. A backup system, which is installed in a computer system having a storage device and a displaying system, said storage device holding data, said displaying system displaying said data held in said storage device, said displaying system having a selecting means, said backup system comprising:

a backup module for establishing at least one recovery unit to store data held in said storage device; and

a processing module for processing data and creating at least one simulating unit, said at least one simulating unit corresponding to said at least one recovery unit, wherein

said simulating unit mounts an operating system (OS) corresponding to said recovery unit, said displaying system displays said simulating unit, said selecting means selects one of said at least one recovery unit, and said displaying system displays said processed data.

16. The backup system according to claim 15, wherein said simulating unit is created prior to mounting said operating system (OS).

17. The backup system according to claim 15, wherein said operating system (OS) is selected from the group consisting of Disk Operating System (DOS), Windows, Linux, Windows NT, and Mac, information for recovering previous status are provided on an interface for Disk Operating System (DOS).

18. The backup system according to claim 15, wherein said simulating unit is created after said operating system (OS) is mounted.

19. The backup system according to claim 15, wherein said processing module has a data computing unit for computing data held in said storage device and data stored in said at least one recovery unit.

20. The backup system according to claim 15, wherein said simulating unit has entire data held in said storage device corresponding to said at least one recovery unit.