Abstract: A reconfiguration system, and associated methods, for remotely reconfiguring a client's date storage system. The system includes a storage management host communicatively linked with a reconfiguration center. The storage management host is installed at a customer's site within a data storage system, which includes at least one data storage subsystem in a first configuration with a one or more master data storage units and hosts. The storage management host may be a terminal server that provides both Ethernet access to a local area network connected to the master storage units and serial communication with the master storage units. The reconfiguration center receives a reconfiguration request for the client data storage system and creates and transmits a logical implementation of a second configuration. The client data storage system operates to process the logical implementation to configure the data storage subsystem in the second configuration.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for installing program components on a computer including a first operating system installed in a first file directory. A second file directory is created and an operating system image is copied to the second file directory to provide a second operating system installed on the computer. Configuration setting information is processed to determine configuration settings for the first operating system in the first file directory. The determined configuration settings is copied from the first file directory to configuration settings in the second file directory, wherein the second operating system uses the configuration settings copied to the second file directory.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for maintaining configuration settings for applications on a computer system. Configuration backup information indicates configuration settings to backup for at least one of application. The configuration backup information is processed to access the indicated configuration settings for the at least one application on the computer system to backup and the accessed configuration settings for at least one application are stored in at least one file. The stored configuration settings are recovered for use with at least one application.

Abstract: A reconfiguration system, and associated methods, for remotely reconfiguring a client's date storage system. The system includes a storage management host communicatively linked with a reconfiguration center. The storage management host is installed at a customer's site within a data storage system, which includes at least one data storage subsystem in a first configuration with a one or more master data storage units and hosts. The storage management host may be a terminal server that provides both Ethernet access to a local area network connected to the master storage units and serial communication with the master storage units. The reconfiguration center receives a reconfiguration request for the client data storage system and creates and transmits a logical implementation of a second configuration. The client data storage system operates to process the logical implementation to configure the data storage subsystem in the second configuration.