Approval process for booting devices in pre-boot execution environment (PXE)
US7574592B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 21, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Approving a client to boot in a pre-boot execution environment. A request is received from the client to boot the client by a computing device. The request includes device information associated with the client. A data store having a collection of known device information is queried in response to the received request. The request is stored, and it is determined whether to execute the received request by evaluating the device information in the stored request. The received request is responded to as a function of the evaluated device information.
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