Method and System for Implementing a Diagnostic or Correction Boot Image Over a Network Connection
First Claim
1. A computing system aiding in maintenance functions of a remote computing device, the remote computing device coupled to a network and running under a first boot image, the computing system comprising:
- a download director, communicatively coupled to a user interface of the computing system, that controls a download of a maintenance boot image to the remote computing device via the network;
a first reboot director that initiates a first reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device with the maintenance boot image;
a monitoring director that monitors the remote computing device for an occurrence of a predetermined event associated with the maintenance boot image being run by the remote computing device to perform a maintenance function on the remote computing device; and
a second reboot director that initiates a second reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device using the first boot image upon the occurrence of the predetermined event, wherein the predetermined event is a signal from the remote computing device indicating that function of an operational mode associated with the maintenance boot image has been completed.
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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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27 Claims
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1. A computing system aiding in maintenance functions of a remote computing device, the remote computing device coupled to a network and running under a first boot image, the computing system comprising:
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a download director, communicatively coupled to a user interface of the computing system, that controls a download of a maintenance boot image to the remote computing device via the network; a first reboot director that initiates a first reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device with the maintenance boot image; a monitoring director that monitors the remote computing device for an occurrence of a predetermined event associated with the maintenance boot image being run by the remote computing device to perform a maintenance function on the remote computing device; and a second reboot director that initiates a second reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device using the first boot image upon the occurrence of the predetermined event, wherein the predetermined event is a signal from the remote computing device indicating that function of an operational mode associated with the maintenance boot image has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9)
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7. (canceled)
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10. A method for maintaining a remote computing device by a first computing device, the remote computing device coupled to a network and running under a first boot image, the method comprising automated computer implemented steps of:
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downloading, by the first computing device, a maintenance boot image to the remote computing device via the network; initiating, by the first computing device, a first reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device with the maintenance boot image; monitoring, by the first computing device, the remote computing device for an occurrence of a predetermined event associated with the maintenance boot image being run by the remote computing device to perform a maintenance function on the remote computing device; and initiating, by the first computing device, a second reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device using the first boot image upon the occurrence of the predetermined event, wherein the predetermined event is a signal from the remote computing device indicating that function of an operational mode associated with the maintenance boot image has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18)
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16. (canceled)
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19. A computer program product in a computer usable medium for maintaining a remote computing device by a first computing device, the remote computing device coupled to a network and running under a first boot image, the computer program product comprising:
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instructions for downloading, by the first computing device, a maintenance boot image to the remote computing device via the network; instructions for initiating, by the first computing device, a first reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device with the maintenance boot image; instructions for; and instructions for initiating, by the first computing device, a second reboot process of the remote computing device to reboot the remote computing device using the first boot image upon the occurrence of a predetermined event, wherein the predetermined event is a signal from the remote computing device indicating that function of an operational mode associated with the maintenance boot image has been completed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27)
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25. (canceled)
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