Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Reexamination Certificate
2007-02-20
2007-02-20
Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
C713S002000, C713S100000, C709S220000, C709S221000, C710S104000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10365806
ABSTRACT:
A computing system comprises multiple domains, each having an independent boot process. This boot process involves the selection of one boot option from a list of potentially multiple boot options available to the domain. The apparatus further comprises a centralized configuration utility, and a boot controller within each domain. The boot controller supplies said configuration utility with the list of boot options available to that domain. The configuration utility allows a user to specify en bloc the boot option for multiple domains. This information is then passed back to the boot controllers of the respective domains, which then boot in accordance with the boot option specified by said configuration utility.
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Search Report, Application No. GB0400106.1, mailed May 26, 2004.
Gillespie Brian J.
King James E.
Somers Brian M.
Brown Michael J.
Browne Lynne H.
Kivlin B. Noäl
Meyertons Hood Kivlin Kowert & Goetzel P.C.
Sun Microsystems Inc.
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