Patent ID: 6973587

Claim:
A remote boot system for booting of a first computer having a hot swap interface and a connection to a primary communication channel used to allow the first computer to communicate with a client computer, and using a secondary communication channel connected to a boot management system, the remote boot system comprising: a) a first communication interface adapted to allow the remote boot system to connect to the hot swap interface of the first computer; b) a second communication interface adapted to allow the remote boot system to connect to a secondary communication channel for communicating with a boot management system; c) a system processor in communication with the first and second communication interfaces, wherein the system processor: i) receives boot data from a boot image compatible with the first computer from the boot management system via the second communication interface; ii) transmits received boot data to the first computer via the first communication interface; iii) receives a boot request from the first computer via the first communication interface; and iv) converts the received boot request into one or more transport packets in a format that the boot management system can interpret to produce an access request.