Cloud-Based Operating System Environment Restoration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for preserving and restoring a user's operating system environment, such as cloning or imaging, are inefficient and time-consuming, especially when a hardware failure occurs, as they require copying large drive images which can take days to upload and restore, and do not allow for immediate access to the user's desktop environment.
Innovation Solution
A method that receives and stores operating system environment settings via a network, establishes an OS environment, and transmits information generated by this environment, enabling the creation of a cloud-based instance of the user's desktop that can be accessed quickly and independently of physical hardware, allowing for immediate use and reducing the need for a new drive to be installed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If cloning or imaging processes are used to preserve operating system environment, then the complete drive including operating system and applications can be preserved, but the process is time-consuming and can take days to upload and restore
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential operating system environment settings and configuration data from the complete drive image, storing these extracted settings remotely in the cloud. This allows the core functionality to be preserved without storing the entire drive image, enabling rapid restoration by downloading only the necessary settings rather than days worth of complete image transfer.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary extraction and storage of operating system environment settings during normal operation, so that when hardware failure occurs, the restoration process can immediately begin with pre-prepared configuration data rather than requiring complete image reconstruction.
2Reliability
If traditional cloning methods are used, then a complete duplicate of the drive is created, but immediate access to the user's desktop environment is not possible
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of creating a complete physical copy of the drive, the system creates a virtual representation by storing operating system environment settings remotely. This virtual copy can be instantly accessed and applied to new hardware, providing immediate desktop environment access without the need for physical drive duplication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a cloud-based storage system as an intermediary between the original drive and the restoration process. The remote storage holds the essential environment settings, acting as a mediator that enables rapid reconstruction of the operating system environment on new hardware without requiring direct copying between physical drives.
3Reliability
If large drive images are stored locally, then the complete operating environment is preserved, but storage space is consumed and restoration requires local resources
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from local to remote storage by moving operating system environment settings to cloud-based storage. This dimensional shift from local disk space to remote network storage eliminates the need to consume valuable local storage capacity while maintaining complete preservation of the operating environment configuration data.
Solution Approach 2:
The system extracts only the essential environment settings and configuration data from the complete drive image, storing these extracted settings remotely. This extraction process significantly reduces the storage requirements compared to maintaining full drive images, while still preserving all necessary information for operating system environment restoration.
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AI summary
A method can include receiving operating system environment settings via a network; storing the received operating system environment settings to a storage device; establishing an operating system environment according to the stored operating system environment settings; receiving information via the network; instructing the established operating system environment according to the received information; and, in response to the instructing, transmitting via the network information generated at least in part by the established operating system environment. Various other apparatuses, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed.