Patent ID: 7725670

Claim:
A system comprising: a processor configured to execute one or more operations and/or algorithms; a primary memory module that is accessible to the processor at a primary mount point in a file system directory associated with the system, the primary memory module storing information that the processor accesses in order to execute the one or more operations and/or algorithms; a secondary memory module that is mounted to the file system directory associated with the system at a secondary mount point; a synchronization module configured to synchronize the secondary memory module to the primary memory module while the processor executes the one or more operations and/or algorithms; a directory management module configured to cause the primary mount point in the file system directory to point to the secondary memory module while the processor executes the one or more operations and/or algorithms; and an imaging module configured to apply an image to the primary memory module while the primary mount point in the file system directory points to the secondary memory module; the directory management module being further configured to remount the primary memory module to the file system directory after imaging by causing the primary mount point to once again point to the primary memory module.