Booting utilizing electronic mail
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1. A method of booting a computer system comprising:
- establishing, by the computer system, a connection to a network;
discovering, by the computer system, a boot image server on the network;
requesting, by the computer system, at least part of a boot image from the boot image server, via a message;
receiving, by the computer system, at least part of the boot image via a message communication over the network, the message communication utilizing a messaging protocol selected from the group of messaging protocols including an instant messaging protocol and an email protocol, that is not blocked by routers or firewalls when the message protocol is used to transmit message communication containing portions of the boot image; and
using the boot image, by the computer system, to boot the computer system.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a technique for starting (or restarting) a computer system and loading the operating system, and specifically to starting (or restarting) a computer system and loading the operating system utilizing an electronic mail or messaging protocol.
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1. A method of booting a computer system comprising:
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establishing, by the computer system, a connection to a network; discovering, by the computer system, a boot image server on the network; requesting, by the computer system, at least part of a boot image from the boot image server, via a message; receiving, by the computer system, at least part of the boot image via a message communication over the network, the message communication utilizing a messaging protocol selected from the group of messaging protocols including an instant messaging protocol and an email protocol, that is not blocked by routers or firewalls when the message protocol is used to transmit message communication containing portions of the boot image; and using the boot image, by the computer system, to boot the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface, configured to facilitate communication with a boot image server; a processor, configured to execute firmware; and the firmware, configured to enable the apparatus, in response to execution of the firmware, to; establish for the apparatus a connection to a network; discover a boot image server on the network; request at least part of a boot image from the boot image server; receive at least part of the boot image via a message communication over the network, the message communication utilizing a messaging protocol selected from the group of messaging protocols including an instant messaging protocol and an email protocol, that is not blocked by routers or firewalls when the message protocol is used to transmit message communication containing portions of the boot image; and use the boot image to boot the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system comprising:
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a computer device configured to receive at least part of a boot image, from a boot image server, via a message communication over a network, the message communication utilizing a messaging protocol selected from the group of messaging protocols including an instant messaging protocol and an email protocol, that is not blocked by routers or firewalls when the message protocol is used to transmit message communication containing portions of the boot image; and
the computer device further configured to use the boot image to boot the apparatus; andthe boot image server configured to select and provide said at least part of the boot image to the computer device via said message communication. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. An article of manufacture comprising:
a non-transitory tangible machine accessible storage medium having stored thereon a plurality of machine executable instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to cause a computer system, in response to execution of the instructions by the computer system to perform operations comprising; establishing for the computer system a connection to a network; discovering a boot image server on the network; requesting at least part of a boot image from the boot image server; receiving at least part of the boot image via a message communication over the network, the message communication utilizing a messaging protocol selected from the group of messaging protocols including an instant messaging protocol and an email protocol, that is not blocked by routers or firewalls when the message protocol is used to transmit message communication containing portions of the boot image; and using the boot image to boot the computer system. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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