Boot image discovery and delivery system

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2008-09-24

2011-10-18

Etienne, Ario (Department: 2457)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput

Network computer configuring

Initializing

Reexamination Certificate

active

08041793

ABSTRACT:
A boot image discovery and delivery system includes one or more subsystems to provide a host device, provide an image discovery client on the host device, transfer control of a start-up initialization to the image discovery client, receive authentication credentials from a centralized database, provide a first boot image to the host device for a first set of credentials and provide a second boot image to the host device for a second set of credentials.

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