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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2007
Carol B. Hernandez, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen D. Linam, Austin, TX (US);
John T. O'quin, Ii, Austin, TX (US);
Mark W. Wenning, Cedar Park, TX (US);
Carol B. Hernandez, Austin, TX (US);
Stephen D. Linam, Austin, TX (US);
John T. O'Quin, II, Austin, TX (US);
Mark W. Wenning, Cedar Park, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
Firmware of an InfiniBand (IB) host computer device provides a representation of an IB Host Channel Adapter (HCA) within the hierarchical data structure during system initialization. An ib-boot support package encapsulates arguments for booting over an IB network using an ibport device. The ib-boot support package supports use of one or more command keywords, each identifying a specific type of support package utilized to retrieve the boot image. When the srp keyword is provided, an SRP protocol is used to access the storage boot device and retrieve the boot file. Access to the boot server is thus provided via one of the support packages, and the boot image is returned to the host device via the IB network for completion of boot operations.