Method and system for recovering a computer system from a loadsource located at a remote location
US6378086B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1997 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/2082
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for recovering a computer system from a loadsource direct access storage device located at a remote location. In accordance with the method and system of the present invention, after a catastrophic damage and the installation of a local loadsource direct access storage device, an indicator within the local loadsource direct access storage device is set such that the local loadsource direct access storage device cannot be utilized for initial program load. Thereafter, the contents of the entire loadsource direct access storage device located at a remote location are copied to the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device. The indicator within the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device is reset such that the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device can be utilized for initial program load again. Finally, an initial program load is performed from the replacement local loadsource direct access storage device.
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