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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2008
Gabriel Iszlai, Toronto, CA;
Sorin Silviu Iszlai, Toronto, CA;
Gabriel Iszlai, Toronto, CA;
Sorin Silviu Iszlai, Toronto, CA;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A system for the automatic detection and inventory of a network boot capable computer and for the automatic deployment of an appropriate operating system to the network boot capable computer. First, an initial broadcast packet from the network boot capable computer is received. In response to receiving the initial broadcast packet, a discovery kernel is sent to the network boot capable computer. The discovery kernel generates a hardware details file. The hardware details file is received from the network boot capable computer and is analyzed. After the hardware details file is analyzed, an appropriate operating system is deployed to the network boot capable computer.