Systems and methods for deployment of boot images in diskless servers
US8522002B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4405
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system, comprises a first computer system comprising at least a first diskless server, at least a first RAID controller coupled to the first diskless server, at least a first storage pool coupled to the RAID controller, and a remote management server coupled to the RAID controller via a an out-of-band communication link. The remote management server comprises a boot management module which, when executed, initiates a command to instruct the RAID controller to create at least a first logical volume in a memory module coupled to the RAID controller, transmits the command to the RAID controller via the out-of-band communication link, and transmits a boot image from the remote management server to the RAID controller via the out-of-band communication link. The RAID controller creates the first logical volume for the boot image in response to the command, and stores the boot image in the first logical volume.
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