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Dynamically configuring the environment of a recovery OS from an installed OS

  • US 7,480,793 B1
  • Filed: 12/09/2005
  • Issued: 01/20/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method in a computing system comprising:

  • initiating reboot of an operating system into a recovery environment;

    performing discovery to identify an installed operating system, wherein said discovery comprises discovering physical disks coupled to said computing system, identifying logical volumes on each of said physical disks, and examining each of the logical volumes for installed operating systems;

    determining configuration information of the installed operating system; and

    utilizing the configuration information to establish an operating environment for the recovery environment;

    scheduling in a first environment a task for execution in said recovery environment, wherein said task is scheduled prior to said reboot, wherein completion of said task requires assignment of a given resource to a same drive letter in both the recovery environment and the first environment.

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