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Methods, apparatus and articles of manufacture to control operating system images for diskless servers

  • US 7,788,477 B1
  • Filed: 01/31/2007
  • Issued: 08/31/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for controlling operating system images for a group of diskless servers comprising:

  • creating a binary image of an operating system on a random access memory (RAM) disk by assembly of a kernel, an operating system loader, configuration files, drivers, and data files;

    modifying configuration and kernel parameter files by automated operation;

    creating a common base operating system image for multiple servers using configuration information from a configuration file loaded at bootstrap loading;

    discovering and managing a set of diskless servers in conjunction with a server manageability interface and a boot server; and

    performing run-time configuration and management for the diskless server set including high-availability management, server and application health monitoring, and enforcing a security protocol between a network and a host server and individual diskless servers.

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