Patent ID: 7234053
Filing Date: 2007-06-19
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method to boot up a server using a target storage device selected from a plurality of independent storage devices located in a subsystem over a network, comprising: interactively installing an operating system by entering a setup mode on the server; receiving an IP address of the subsystem from the user while in the setup mode; finding the subsystem at the IP address over the network; receiving identification of the target storage device where installation is to occur from the user while in the setup mode; storing the operating system and a dynamic configuration program in the target storage device selected from the plurality of independent storage devices located in the subsystem; and booting the operating system on the target storage device using the identification and IP address input by the user while in the setup mode, the booting occurring through block data transfer, wherein the server communicates with the target storage device by using iSCSI protocol.