TECHNIQUES FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM RECOVERY
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Abstract
Techniques for computer system recovery which remotely restore a default partition to a recent state even when an operating system is functioning abnormally. In an example embodiment, a service center computer establishes a first network connection to a monitored computer system. The service center computer configures the monitored computer system to boot from a bootable image file in the monitored computer system and reboots the monitored computer system into an alternate operating system environment of the bootable image file. The service center computer establishes a second network connection to the monitored computer system to restore a recent backup image of the default partition from a diagnostic partition to a default partition. The service center computer establishes a third network connection to the monitored computer system and reboots the monitored computer system to the default partition.
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17 Claims
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1-10. -10. (canceled)
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11. A computer system recovery method comprising:
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establishing a first network connection to a monitored computer system configured to operate in a default operating system environment by a service center computer system, wherein the monitored computer system includes a storage drive containing a first partition with the default operating system environment and a second partition containing a backup image of the first partition and a bootable image file; configuring the monitored computer system to boot from the bootable image file into an alternate operation system environment during the first network connection by the service center computer system; establishing a second network connection to the monitored computer system when the monitored computer system is operating in the alternate operating system environment by the service center computer system; restoring the backup image to the first partition during the second network connection by the service center computer system; establishing a third network connection to the monitored computer system by the service center computer system; configuring the monitored computer system to boot into the default operating system environment during the third network connection by the service center computer system; and rebooting the monitored computer system into the default operating system environment during the third network connection by the service center computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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