Abstract: Provided is a method for system recovery. An operating system and a backup copy of the operating system are both maintained in a partition of a computational device. A boot loader receives an indication to load the backup copy of the operating system. The boot loader loads the backup copy of the operating system. The computational device is rebooted with the loaded backup copy of the operating system.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and article of manufacture for enabling access to remote storage for use with a backup program. Access is enabled to remote storage offered by an Internet Service on a remote server over the Internet. Indication is maintained of files on a source drive in a backup set to store on the remote storage that have a real-time backup status. Te backup set is stored on the remote storage. A modification to a file on the source drive is detected and a determination is made from the indication whether the file being modified is indicated as having the real-time backup status. The modification is transferred to the file to the backup set at the remote storage in response to determining that the file being modified is indicated as having the real time status.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for archiving files. A hierarchical file system having directories is provided. An archival retention policy is associated with at least one of the directories in the hierarchical file system, wherein the retention policy applies to files included in the associated directory, and wherein the retention policy specifies a retention time indicating a time period during which a file is subject to the retention policy.

Abstract: In the risk management system of the present invention, an inspector utilizes a personal digital assistant to assess the condition of inspection points on a structure, such as a steel marine structure. The inspection points are subjected to environmental conditions such as seawater, air, elevated temperatures, chemicals and operational stresses, all of which can have a direct influence on the structure's building media (steel). The PDA is pre-loaded with the risk management system which is comprised of one or more previously quantified drop down menus or boxes from which an inspector can choose defined selections. Based upon initial selections by the inspector, such as defining the location and environment of the structure, the system determines how the drop down box will be populated. The inspector selects the item in the menu box that best categorizes the status of each inspection point.