Remote bootstrapping a node over communication link by initially requesting remote storage access program which emulates local disk to load other programs
US5146568A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 6, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 6, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/06
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of down loading, over a network, operating systems or other executable programs to a computer which does not have a boot device or other device containing the executable program. Down loading is accomplished without modification of the loadable image. The computer has a network interface which requests a minimum-boot program be transferred from a host computer on the network. The minimum-boot program, when executed, establishes a logical connection to a disk server on the network and allows the requesting computer to treat the disk server as a local boot device.
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