Live initialization of a boot device
US9141397B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 7, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F11/3419
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Methods, apparatus and computer program products implement embodiments of the present invention that include executing, by a processor, a software stack. A writeable boot device such as a storage device with a removable medium is detected, and upon reaching a boot level threshold for the software stack, the software stack is saved to the writeable boot device as a boot image.
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