DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF MIGRATION DATA

• US 20110320473A1
• Filed: 06/23/2010
• Published: 12/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/23/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Desmond, David, Cento, Steven, Matthew, Jack
• Application Number:
  US12/822,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20110320473A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/769
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/119 Details of migration of file systems migration mechanisms in storage systems G06F3/0647

Abstract

A method and apparatus for the dynamic determination of migration data is described herein. In one embodiment, a process can be provided to search user data in a first system for migration data without requiring user interaction. The search of user data can be based on a blacklist. The blacklist can include one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data or one or more files which should not be included in the migration data. A search of system data for migration data can be performed without requiring user interaction. The search of system data can be based on a whitelist. The whitelist can include one or more file types.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for dynamic determination of migration data comprising:

searching, by a data processing system, user data in a first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a blacklist, and wherein the blacklist comprises at least one of one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data and one or more files types which should not be included in the migration data or one or more file extensions which should not be included in the migration data; and

searching system data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, and wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types or one or more file extensions.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

presenting the migration data for selection, wherein selecting a portion of the migration data causes the selected portion to be migrated from the first system to a second system over a secure network connection, and wherein the searching based on the whitelist performs a search outside of the one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

upon reconnection of the first system to the second system after a network failure;

authenticating a reconnection of the first system to the second system using cached information associated with the secure network connection, and

migrating a remaining portion of the selected portion of the migration data, wherein the remaining portion is determined based on a sent portion of the selected portion of the migration data previously sent over the secure network connection.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the blacklist comprises system data or system software of an operating system on the first system, wherein the operating system on the first system is different than an operating system on the second system.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the system data comprises data that is stored outside of a home directory of one or more users of the first system, and wherein the searching based on the whitelist performs a search within the one or more folders included in the blacklist.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein

if the whitelist comprises a file type and if a file type of a file in the system data compares in a predetermined manner to the file type in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data, and

if the whitelist comprises a file extension and if a file extension of a file in the system data compares in a predetermined manner to the file extension in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data.

7. A computer-implemented method for dynamic determination of migration data comprising:

searching data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types and one or more file extensions;

searching the migration data based on a blacklist, wherein the blacklist removes data from the migration data which compares in a predetermined manner with the blacklist; and

presenting the migration data for selection, wherein selecting a portion of the migration data causes the selected portion to be migrated from the first system to a second system over a secure network connection.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

upon reconnection of the first system to the second system after a network failure;

authenticating a reconnection of the first system to the second system using cached information associated with the secure network connection, and

migrating a remaining portion of the selected portion of the migration data, wherein the remaining portion is determined based on a sent portion of the selected portion of the migration data previously sent over the secure network connection.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein

if the whitelist comprises a file type and if a file type of a file in the data compares in a predetermined manner to the file type in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data, and

if the whitelist comprises a file extension and if a file extension of a file in the data compares in a predetermined manner to the file extension in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the blacklist comprises data of an operating system on the first system that should not be migrated to the second system, wherein the blacklist comprises at least one of one or more folders to remove from the migration data, one or more file types to remove from the migration data, and one or more file extensions to remove from the migration data.

11. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions to cause a processor to perform operations for dynamic determination of migration data, the instructions comprising:

searching, by a data processing system, user data in a first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a blacklist, and wherein the blacklist comprises at least one of one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data and one or more files types which should not be included in the migration data or one or more file extensions which should not be included in the migration data; and

searching system data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, and wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types or one or more file extensions.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise:

presenting the migration data for selection, wherein selecting a portion of the migration data causes the selected portion to be migrated from the first system to a second system over a secure network connection, and wherein the searching based on the whitelist performs a search outside of the one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the instructions further comprise:

upon reconnection of the first system to the second system after a network failure;

authenticating a reconnection of the first system to the second system using cached information associated with the secure network connection, and

migrating a remaining portion of the selected portion of the migration data, wherein the remaining portion is determined based on a sent portion of the selected portion of the migration data previously sent over the secure network connection.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the blacklist comprises system data or system software of an operating system on the first system, wherein the operating system on the first system is different than an operating system on the second system.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the system data comprises data that is stored outside of a home directory of one or more users of the first system, and wherein the searching based on the whitelist performs a search within the one or more folders included in the blacklist.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein

if the whitelist comprises a file type and if a file type of a file in the system data compares in a predetermined manner to the file type in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data, and

if the whitelist comprises a file extension and if a file extension of a file in the system data compares in a predetermined manner to the file extension in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data.

17. A computer-readable storage medium comprising executable instructions to cause a processor to perform operations for dynamic determination of migration data, the instructions comprising:

searching data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types and one or more file extensions;

searching the migration data based on a blacklist, wherein the blacklist removes data from the migration data which compares in a predetermined manner with the blacklist; and

presenting the migration data for selection, wherein selecting a portion of the migration data causes the selected portion to be migrated from the first system to a second system over a secure network connection.

18. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

upon reconnection of the first system to the second system after a network failure;

authenticating a reconnection of the first system to the second system using cached information associated with the secure network connection, and

migrating a remaining portion of the selected portion of the migration data, wherein the remaining portion is determined based on a sent portion of the selected portion of the migration data previously sent over the secure network connection.

19. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the instructions further comprise:

if the whitelist comprises a file type and if a file type of a file in the data compares in a predetermined manner to the file type in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data, and

if the whitelist comprises a file extension and if a file extension of a file in the data compares in a predetermined manner to the file extension in the whitelist, the file is included in the migration data.

20. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the blacklist comprises data of an operating system on the first system that should not be migrated to the second system, wherein the blacklist comprises at least one of one or more folders to remove from the migration data, one or more file types to remove from the migration data, and one or more file extensions to remove from the migration data.

21. An apparatus comprising:

means for searching, by a data processing system, user data in a first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a blacklist, and wherein the blacklist comprises at least one of one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data and one or more files types which should not be included in the migration data or one or more file extensions which should not be included in the migration data; and

means for searching system data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, and wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types or one or more file extensions.

22. An apparatus comprising:

means for searching data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types and one or more file extensions;

means for searching the migration data based on a blacklist, wherein the blacklist removes data from the migration data which compares in a predetermined manner with the blacklist; and

means for presenting the migration data for selection, wherein selecting a portion of the migration data causes the selected portion to be migrated from the first system to a second system over a secure network connection.

23. A computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configurable by instructions stored in the memory to;

search, by a data processing system, user data in a first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a blacklist, and wherein the blacklist comprises at least one of one or more folders which should not be searched for migration data and one or more files types which should not be included in the migration data or one or more file extensions which should not be included in the migration data; and

search system data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, and wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types or one or more file extensions.

24. A computer system comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configurable by instructions stored in the memory to;

search data in the first system for migration data without requiring user interaction, wherein the searching is based on a whitelist, wherein the whitelist comprises at least one of one or more file types and one or more file extensions;

search the migration data based on a blacklist, wherein the blacklist removes data from the migration data which compares in a predetermined manner with the blacklist; and

present the migration data for selection, wherein selecting a portion of the migration data causes the selected portion to be migrated from the first system to a second system over a secure network connection.