Reducing boot times via intrusion monitoring

Details Reducing boot times via intrusion monitoring Reducing boot times via intrusion monitoring

2005-04-19

2005-04-19

Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Digital data processing system initialization or configuration

Loading initialization program

C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000, C340S541000, C379S044000, C348S152000, C361S635000, C361S636000, C361S637000, C361S640000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06883091

ABSTRACT:
The time required to boot a computer is reduced by reducing or eliminating the need to discover many or all devices within the computer and the machine topology. Access panels are monitored so that it is detected when they are opened. For the access panels that have not been opened, it is assumed that the system configuration, topology, devices, etc. have not changed since the last boot process and there is no need to spend time discovering these devices and machine topology. Stored, instead of discovered, configuration information is then used to configure these devices. This reduces the time required to boot since discovery of devices is not performed. A service processor or other logic may be used to detect which access panels are opened. Also, only those elements of the configuration that may be affected by the particular access panels that were opened need to be re-discovered.

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