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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Daryl Carvis Cromer, Cary, NC (US);
Isaac Karpel, Cary, NC (US);
Howard J. Locker, Cary, NC (US);
James Peter Ward, Raleigh, NC (US);
Assignee:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 ;
Abstract
A data processing system and method are disclosed for automatically recovering from an unsuccessful boot of the system. A boot of the system is initiated utilizing a first boot code stored in a first storage location. A determination is made regarding whether the boot was successful. If a determination is made that the boot was unsuccessful, a boot is reattempted utilizing a second boot code stored in a second storage device.