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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2013
Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);
Charles E. Rose, Nashua, NH (US);
Mark W. Shutt, Austin, TX (US);
Sumanth Vidyadhara, Bangalore, IN;
Terry W. Liles, Round Rock, TX (US);
DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for a boot mapping system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, BIOS of an information handling system includes a boot mapping system which allows the information handling system to boot up regardless of a boot order change in a network mode of operation or a BIOS boot order change. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the boot mapping system further includes a service location protocol (SLP) which locates operating system images based on the type of network protocol selected for deployment.