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Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2010

Filed:

Nov. 24, 2004
Applicants:

Upanshu Singhal, Redmond, WA (US);

Tom Frencel, Bolton, CA;

Patrick M. Simonich, Kent, WA (US);

Aditya Kapoor, Bellevue, WA (US);

Rock Brown, Burlington, CA;

Peter Armorer, Mississauga, CA;

Inventors:

Upanshu Singhal, Redmond, WA (US);

Tom Frencel, Bolton, CA;

Patrick M. Simonich, Kent, WA (US);

Aditya Kapoor, Bellevue, WA (US);

Rock Brown, Burlington, CA;

Peter Armorer, Mississauga, CA;

Assignee:

EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/45 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Methods and systems for backing up data of a client connected to a server. The methods and systems include operating a graphical user interface for displaying to a user information about the data of a client. At an administrator module and client module, initiating one or more wizard program modules including dynamic link libraries configured to carry a user through the steps to complete a backup function, each wizard program module having one or more application programming interfaces which allow the wizard program modules to communicate with the operating system on which the administrator module or client module is operating. A common presentation layer can also be included to provide one or more common user interface screens which are insertable into each wizard program module.


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