UEFI boot mode OS provisioning system
US10853087B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2213/0024
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A Universally Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) boot mode operating system (OS) provisioning system includes a pre-boot execution environment system coupled to a server device through a network. The server device boots in a UEFI boot mode. While in the UEFI boot mode, the server loads a portion of a legacy Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) compatibility support module. The loading of the portion of the legacy BIOS compatibility support module provides for the configuration of a communication subsystem in the server device to communicate with the pre-boot execution environment system via legacy BIOS communications. The server device then communicates with the pre-boot execution environment system, via the legacy BIOS communications using the communication subsystem and while in the UEFI boot mode, to retrieve UEFI boot information via a remote legacy BIOS boot mode operation, and uses the UEFI boot information to install an OS on the server device.
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