Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support – Digital data processing system initialization or configuration – Loading initialization program
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-20
2006-06-20
Browne, Lynne H. (Department: 2116)
Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support
Digital data processing system initialization or configuration
Loading initialization program
C713S001000, C713S100000, C717S171000, C717S176000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07065640
ABSTRACT:
The present invention is directed to a system that initiates specific maintenance and diagnostic boot images on remote computers. The system is used to select a particular remote device over a network. A particular new boot image is also selected, and that boot image is tailored to operate a maintenance or diagnostic function on the target machine. The new boot image is downloaded to the target, and the target is rebooted with the new boot image. The new boot image is selected from other specific boot images. Upon reboot, the new boot image performs the diagnostic or maintenance routines on the remote target machine. At some predetermined point, the original boot image is swapped back, and the machine rebooted once again. This returns the machine to its original image.
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Guajardo, Jr. Javier A.
Paul Chakkalamattam Jos
Pierre-Louis Marc-Arthur
Browne Lynne H.
International Business Machines - Corporation
LaBaw Jeffrey S.
Stewart Mari
Yanchus Paul
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