Backup and recovery of configuration files in management device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10824517-B2
Application number	US-201715589081-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 8, 2017
Priority date	May 8, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2020
Grant date	Nov 3, 2020

Abstract

Aspects of the disclosure relate to systems and methods of backup and recovery of configuration files in a management device. A management device includes a processor and a non-volatile memory storing a configuration file and computer executable code. The computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to: perform backup of the configuration file to generate at least one backup configuration file. The at least one backup configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup. The verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a management device, comprising a processor and a non-volatile memory storing a current copy of a configuration file, at least one backup copy of the configuration file, a default copy of the configuration file, and computer executable code, wherein the default copy of the configuration file is stored separately from the at least one backup copy of the configuration file and the current copy of the configuration file;
wherein the computer executable code, when executed at the processor, is configured to:
perform backup of the configuration file to generate the at least one backup copy of the configuration file, wherein the at least one backup copy of the configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup, the verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically;
recover the configuration file using the at least one backup copy of the configuration file based on backup time; and
when recovery from the at least one backup copy of the configuration file fails, recover the configuration file automatically using the default copy of the configuration file.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the unverified backup is obtained automatically at a predetermined time interval.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the step of recovering the configuration file is performed when the management device is set to a recovery mode.

4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the management device is set to the recovery mode using a jumper connection with general purpose input/output pins (GPIOs).

5. The system of claim 4 , further comprising a light-emitting diode (LED) light configured to indicate status of the recovery mode.

6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a remote storage device connected to the management device and configured to store the at least one backup copy of the configuration file.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein there is a limited number of the unverified backups and there is a limited number of the verified backups.

8. The system of claim 1 , wherein the management device is a baseboard management controller (BMC).

9. A method for backing up and recovering a configuration file in a management device, comprising:
performing backup of the configuration file to generate at least one backup copy of the configuration file, wherein the at least one backup copy of the configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup, the verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically;
recovering the configuration file using the at least one backup copy of the configuration file based on backup time; and
when recovery from the at least one backup copy of the configuration file fails: recovering the configuration file automatically using a default copy of the configuration file, wherein the default copy of the configuration file is stored separately from the at least one backup copy of the configuration file and a current copy of the configuration file.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the unverified backup is obtained automatically at a predetermined time interval.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein the recovering step is performed when the management device is set to a recovery mode using a jumper connection with general purpose input/output pins (GPIOs).

12. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
indicating status of the recovery mode using a light-emitting diode (LED) light.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein there is a limited number of the unverified backups and there is a limited number of the verified backups.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the management device is a baseboard management controller (BMC).

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer executable code, wherein the computer executable code, when executed at a processor of a management device, is configured to:
perform backup of a configuration file to generate at least one backup copy of the configuration file, wherein the at least one backup copy of the configuration file is a verified backup or an unverified backup, the verified backup is generated in response to a successful booting and a user instruction, and the unverified backup is generated by the management device automatically;
recovering the configuration file using the at least one backup copy of the configuration file based on backup time; and
when recovery from the at least one backup copy of the configuration file fails: recovering the configuration file automatically using a default copy of the configuration file, wherein the default copy of the configuration file is stored separately from the at least one backup copy of the configuration file and a current copy of the configuration file.

Assignees

• American Megatrends Int Llc

Inventors

• Sachidanandam Pavithra
• Thomas Satheesh
• Ravichandran Rajeswari

Classifications

• G06F11/1417

  Boot up procedures · CPC title

• G06F11/1448

  Management of the data involved in backup or backup restore · CPC title

• G06F11/1469 Primary

  Backup restoration techniques · CPC title