Method and system for automatic generation of operating system boot images
First Claim
1. A method for remotely booting a target machine using a first machine, the first machine and the target machine being connected in a network, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. extracting hardware information of all devices present on the target machine;
b. automatically configuring an operating system boot image based on the extracted hardware information, the operating system boot image being configured on the first machine; and
c. remotely booting the target machine, the target machine being booted by loading the configured operating system boot image on the target machine.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for automatically generating an operating system boot image for remotely booting a target machine is provided. The operating system boot image is installed on a first machine. The first machine and the target machine are connected with each other. Further, the hardware information of the target machine is extracted. An example of the hardware information includes Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) devices present on the target machine. The operating system boot image is configured, based on the hardware information.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for remotely booting a target machine using a first machine, the first machine and the target machine being connected in a network, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. extracting hardware information of all devices present on the target machine; b. automatically configuring an operating system boot image based on the extracted hardware information, the operating system boot image being configured on the first machine; and c. remotely booting the target machine, the target machine being booted by loading the configured operating system boot image on the target machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for remotely booting a target machine using a first machine, the target machine and the first machine being part of a network, the network comprising boot image storage devices, the boot image storage devices storing one or more operating system boot images, the method comprising the steps of:
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a. extracting image configuration of the one or more operating system boot images; b. extracting hardware information of all devices present on the target machine; c. allocating an operating system boot image for the target machine based on the image configuration and the hardware information; d. creating a simulation environment, the simulation environment facilitates automatic configuration of the operating system boot image, the operating system boot image being configured on the first machine; and e. remotely booting the target machine by loading the configured operating system boot image on the target machine.
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9. A system for remotely booting a target machine using a first machine, the first machine and the target machine being connected with each other, the system comprising:
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a. a controller, the controller extracting hardware information of all devices present on the target machine; b. a boot preparation module, the boot preparation module configuring an operating system boot image, the operating system boot image being configured automatically on the first machine based on the extracted hardware information; and c. the first machine, the first machine remotely booting the target machine by loading the configured operating system boot image on the target machine. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product for use with a computer the computer comprising a microprocessor for executing a set of instructions, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein for remotely booting a target machine using a first machine, the first machine and the target machine being connected in a network, the computer readable program code comprising:
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a. a set of instructions for extracting hardware information of all devices present on the target machine; b. a set of instructions for automatically configuring an operating system boot image based on the extracted hardware information the operating system image being configured on the first machine; and c. a set of instructions for remotely booting the target machine by loading the configured operating system boot image on the target machine.
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