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Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2006

Filed:

Apr. 30, 2003
Applicants:

Yumiko Sugita, Sagamihara, JP;

Teiji Karasaki, Isehara, JP;

Shinji Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;

Inventors:

Yumiko Sugita, Sagamihara, JP;

Teiji Karasaki, Isehara, JP;

Shinji Kimura, Sagamihara, JP;

Assignee:

Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

The present invention is to provide a remote boot technique for realizing a remote boot easily. A common storage systemcomprises: when a demand for the remote boot is received from a terminal unit AA, means for sending a program for collecting hardware information and software information of the terminal unit, to the demanding terminal unit AA; when the hardware information and the software information are received from the demanding terminal unit AA, means for creating registry information by using those information; means for sending a program necessary for the boot processing to the demanding terminal unit AA according to the registry information; and means for managing a license of the program properly.


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