iSCSI computer boot system and method
US7127602B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A pre-boot Execution Environment (PXE) boot extension provides a TCP/IP interface via a network interface card of the computerized system. SCSI commands are transported over the TCP/IP connection to provide access to a bootable operating system stored on a second networked computerized system, and the networked computerized system is booted from the bootable operating system stored on the second networked computerized system via the SCSI commands transported over the TCP/IP connection.
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