US 7,322,010 B1
Graphical user interface for mapping computer resources
Mitchell B. Mikula, Austin, Tex. (US)
Assigned to Symantec Operating Corporation, Mountain View, Calif. (US)
Filed on Feb. 06, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/774,039.
Int. Cl. G06F 15/177 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 715—734 38 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer accessible storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions which, when executed:
present a graphical view of a first computer system configuration comprising a first plurality of computer system resources;
concurrent with presenting the graphical view of the first computer system configuration, present a graphical view of a second computer system configuration comprising a second plurality of computer system resources;
provide a mechanism to capture data representing at least a first resource of the first plurality of computer system resources from the first computer system configuration and insert the data in the second computer system configuration; and
provide an automatic mapping of resources from the first computer system configuration to the second computer system configuration, wherein the first computer system configuration corresponds to a backed-up computer system and the second computer system configuration corresponds to a computer system that the backup is being restored to.