International Business Machines Corporation

Javier A Guajardo, Jr

Chakkalamattam Jos Paul

Marc-Arthur Pierre-Louis

Steven Michael French

Bradford Allen Stern

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.

Implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection

Method and system for implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection

System for implementing a diagnostic or correction boot image over a network connection

A method of booting a plurality of target devices in communication with a network based on at least one target device definition is provided. A server in communication with the plurality of target devices receives a request for a boot file from at least one target device. A boot server in communication with the plurality of target devices is contacted. The boot server determines if the target device is defined. If the target device is not defined, the target device definition for the target device is created at the boot server. A bootstrap is executed at the target device, the bootstrap corresponding to the target definition. Systems and programs for using the method are also provided.

System and method for creating a definition for a target device based on an architecture configuration of the target device at a boot server

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Javier A Guajardo, Jr