A backup procedure which performs a systematic analysis of the different elements
of the configuration, for the purpose of transforming them into a corresponding
set of backup objects. Backup objects include files, directories, volume names
or labels, security attributes (Access Control Lists in Windows NT), as well as
OS-specific markers which are dependent on a specific file, such as, for instance
an entry in the FAT for MS-DOS. Each backup object is being systematically analysed
and sent to a remote server with its identification, attributes, signature and
content the backup process takes advantage of the HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
and each backup object is being encapsulated within a HTTP or HTTPS POST or PUT
request which is transmitted to a remote server. The backup procedure is associated
with a process for automatically creating a bootable CDROM having a bootable partition
comprising a set of files systems driver for controlling different file system
types, such as NTFS, FAT, FAT32, i-NODE, but also CDFS, and an executable file
for carrying out the automatic re-establishment of the backup objects corresponding
to a user's configuration.
