Method, system and article of manufacture for data preservation and automated electronic software distribution across an enterprise system
First Claim
1. A method for preserving data during system migration, comprising:
- determining which files on a computer should not be preserved;
preserving all files from the computer not identified by the determining step;
performing a system migration on the computer; and
downloading the preserved files to the computer.
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Abstract
A method, system and article of manufacture for data preservation. A method for preserving data during system migration includes determining which files on a computer should not be preserved, preserving all files from the computer not identified by the determining step, performing a system migration on the computer, and downloading the preserved files to the computer. The determining step may determines which files should not be preserved by applying rules that specify which files should not be preserved. A system for preserving data during system migration includes a plurality of workstation computers and a remote site server connected to the plurality of workstation computers. Each workstation computer includes a plurality of files. The remote site server includes a processor that executes instructions on a memory, the memory including instructions for preserving data during system migration.
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32 Claims
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1. A method for preserving data during system migration, comprising:
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determining which files on a computer should not be preserved;
preserving all files from the computer not identified by the determining step;
performing a system migration on the computer; and
downloading the preserved files to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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15. A computer readable medium comprising instructions for preserving data during system migration, by:
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determining which files on a computer should not be preserved;
preserving all files from the computer not identified by the determining step;
performing a system migration on the computer; and
downloading the preserved files to the computer. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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29. A system for preserving data during system migration, comprising:
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a plurality of workstation computers, wherein each workstation computer includes a plurality of files;
a remote site server, connected to the plurality of workstation computers, wherein the remote site server includes;
a processor that executes instructions on a memory; and
the memory including instructions for preserving data during system migration by;
determining which files on the workstation computers should not be preserved;
preserving all files from the workstation computers not identified by the determining step;
performing a system migration on the workstation computers; and
downloading the preserved files to the workstation computers. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32)
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