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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 2010
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2006
Arthur Beaverson, Boxborough, MA (US);
Michael W. Healey, Jr., North Grosvenordale, CT (US);
Arthur Beaverson, Boxborough, MA (US);
Michael W. Healey, Jr., North Grosvenordale, CT (US);
EMC Corporation, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
Described are techniques for performing a restoration operation of data to a device of a system. Using a driver, the boot blocks used in connection with booting said system a first time are determined as said boot blocks are accessed during said booting. A first portion of data is restored to the device in accordance with said boot blocks used in connection with booting said system said first time. The system is booted a second time using said first portion of data. Remaining portions of data are restored to said device after booting said system the second time.