Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput – Network computer configuring – Reconfiguring
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-04
2011-01-04
Strange, Aaron (Department: 2448)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: multicomput
Network computer configuring
Reconfiguring
C713S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07865579
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus are provided for supplying a reliable and maintainable operating system in a net-booted environment. According to one embodiment, a network computer (NC) system including an NC server and multiple NC clients is managed by an NC client causing the remainder of the NC clients that are subsequently booted to receive operating system software that is configured differently than that currently in effect by replacing one or more system volumes on the NC server containing the operating system software with one or more different system volumes.
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Birse Cameron Stuart
Stattenfield Keith
Apple Inc.
Blakely , Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
Golabbakhsh Ebrahim
Strange Aaron
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