Patent ID: 8245022

Claim:
A method to support an Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) boot process comprising: in an information handling system including a host having a system processor, a boot monitor, and a local memory, and a management controller in communication with the host, the management controller receiving user input for configuring the management controller with remote iSCSI target information such that the management controller is configured to be booted to by the boot monitor based on the remote iSCSI target information; listing the remote iSCSI target as a virtual iSCSI in a list of boot devices in the boot monitor; in response to a request by the boot monitor to boot to the management controller, the management controller accessing from a remote iSCSI target a first operating system (OS) image including an iSCSI initiator based on the remote iSCSI target information; the management controller loading the accessed first OS image into the local memory; the boot monitor initiating the first OS image in the local memory; and the iSCSI initiator in the first OS image accessing a second OS image from the remote iSCSI target.