Booting from a remote BIOS image

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2008-07-29

2008-07-29

Zand, Kambiz (Department: 2134)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

Reexamination Certificate

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10879456

ABSTRACT:
A method, system and article of manufacture to boot a computer system from a remote Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) image. A request for a local Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) image of a computer system is intercepted by a controller of the computer system. A remote BIOS image for the computer system is retrieved from a remote computer system communicatively coupled to the computer system via the controller. The remote BIOS image is executed by the computer system.

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