Emc IP Holding Company LLC

Xinghai Yu

Colin Yong Zou

Colin Zou

One embodiment provides a computer implemented method for recovering an operating system (OS) after an upgrade hang using a dual-flash device. The method includes detecting a system hang during an OS upgrade; initiating a boot from the dual-flash device; checking for OS configuration data in the dual-flash device; creating a hook in OS boot scripts to recover the OS configuration data after OS boot; and applying the OS configuration data after OS boot.

System and method for recovering an operating system after an upgrade hang using a dual-flash device

One embodiment provides a computer implemented method of for monitoring and upgrading a dual-flash device. The method includes performing an OS upgrade on a server; writing an upgraded OS to the dual-flash device; updating a grub.cfg file corresponding to the upgraded OS; and deleting old OS files from the dual-flash device.

System and method for monitoring and upgrading a dual-flash device

One embodiment provides a computer implemented method for recovering an operating system (OS) after a runtime hang using a dual-flash device. The method includes detecting a first runtime hang of a server; initiating a first reboot from a hard disk; detecting a second runtime hang of the server; and initiating a second reboot from the dual-flash device.

System and method for recovering an operating system after a runtime hang using a dual-flash device

One embodiment provides a computer implemented method for installing an operating system (OS) using a dual-flash device. The method includes burning an OS version to the dual-flash device located on a server. The method also includes setting BIOS to boot the server from the dual-flash device; triggering installation of the OS version on the server from the dual-flash device; and setting BIOS to boot from a hard disk of the server after installation of the OS version.

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Hopkinton, MA, United States of America

Xinghai Yu