Patent ID: 8200955
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A system, comprising: a system processor; a boot block associated with the system processor, the boot block being adapted to provide a request for a basic input/output system image, the request being provided independent from the operation of the system processor; a baseboard management controller that stores the basic input/output system image, the baseboard management controller being adapted to receive the request for the basic input/output system image, to determine a location to access the basic input/output system image, to obtain the basic input/output system image from the location, and to provide the basic input/output system image to the boot block; and wherein the boot block is adapted to receive the basic input/output system image from the baseboard management controller, to load the basic input/output system image into a system random access memory as a shadow basic input/output system image, and to transfer control of the initialization process from the boot block to the shadow basic input/output system image.