Systems and methods for configuring bootable network target for boot in a single reboot
US10067771B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Grant date | Sep 4, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 8, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In accordance with these and other embodiments of the present disclosure, a method may include receiving at a management controller of an information handling system a request for remote boot of the information handling system from a remote target communicatively coupled to a network interface of a host system comprising the network interface and a host system processor communicatively coupled to the network interface and the management controller, configuring the network interface for remote boot via the network interface, and issuing an instruction to reboot the host system, wherein receipt of the request for remote boot, configuration of the network interface for remote boot, and issuance of the instruction to reboot the host system are performed without an intervening boot of the host system.
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