Safe Boot Data Recovery Bypassing Crashed OS
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current data recovery methods from crashed systems are often time-consuming, error-prone, and require reinstalling the OS, which can overwrite user data or require external expertise and equipment, making it difficult to recover data effectively before system repairs.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that monitors the operating system for a defective state, allowing for boot operations to be initiated from a management controller or BIOS, bypassing the OS to recover data using boot data from service partitions, USB devices, virtual machines, or network-attached storage, with a data recovery module facilitating file-by-file, directory-by-directory, or compressed data transfer.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the OS is reinstalled to recover from a crashed system, then the system can be repaired and made operational, but all data on the hard disk is overwritten and lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a safe boot environment before system failure occurs by pre-configuring a safe mode that can be automatically activated when the OS crashes. This preliminary preparation allows data recovery to be initiated immediately without requiring OS reinstallation, thus preserving user data while restoring system operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a safe boot mode as an intermediary environment between the crashed OS and complete system reinstallation. This intermediate state allows the system to become operational enough to access and preserve user data without requiring full OS reinstallation that would overwrite the data.
2Loss of time
If data recovery tools are used to repair a crashed disk image, then the system can be recovered without reinstalling the OS, but there is no guarantee that user data will not be lost or corrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to perform self-diagnosis and self-recovery by monitoring its own operational status and automatically activating safe boot mode when failures are detected. This self-service capability allows the system to protect its own data without requiring external intervention or third-party tools, ensuring data integrity while minimizing recovery time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the system continuously monitors its operational status and uses this information to automatically trigger safe boot mode when crashes are detected. This closed-loop feedback ensures that data protection actions are taken reliably based on actual system state, preventing data loss while enabling quick recovery.
3Loss of information
If a third party is hired to remove and reinstall the disk drive for data recovery, then data can be transferred to another storage device, but the process is time consuming, error-prone, and tedious
Solution Approach 1:
The patent enables the system to perform its own data recovery operations by providing users with a simple interface to initiate safe boot mode and access user data. This eliminates the need for third-party technicians to physically remove and reinstall disk drives, significantly reducing recovery time and eliminating errors associated with manual hardware manipulation while still enabling complete data transfer to external storage devices.
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AI summary
A system, method and computer-usable medium are disclosed for recovering data from a memory storage device. The operating system (OS) of an IPS comprising a source memory storage device, further comprising stored data, is monitored to detect a defective operating state. If a defective operating state of the OS is detected, then operation of the IPS is terminated, followed by the initiation of IPS boot operations to recover data from the source memory storage device. The OS is bypassed, and initial boot operations are performed from a management controller or from the BIOS of the IPS. Additional boot operations are performed, and once the IPS has been brought to an operative state, a data recovery module is used to transfer data from the source memory storage device to a target storage device.