公开(公告)号：US20160210161A1

公开(公告)日：2016-07-21

申请号：US14601566

申请日：2015-01-21

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sebastien Rosset ,  Vipin Dravid

IPC: G06F9/44 ,  G06F11/30

CPC classification number: G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/3006 ,  G06F11/302 ,  G06F11/3034 ,  G06F11/3055

Abstract: A network device manages multiple computers and connects the computers to boot devices that store boot programs used by the computers to boot. The network device downloads to each computer a respective boot order that specifies an order in which the computer is to attempt to boot from boot devices specified in the boot order. The network device automatically determines network paths over which each computer is to access the boot devices in the boot order for that computer. The network device automatically determines an availability of each network path and an availability of each boot device. The network device also receives boot status from each computer while the computer attempts to boot from boot devices in the boot order for that computer. The network device automatically performs boot-related actions based on the determined network path and boot device availabilities, and the received boot status.

Abstract translation: 网络设备管理多台计算机并将计算机连接到引导设备，该引导设备存储计算机使用的引导程序以进行引导。 网络设备向每台计算机下载相应的引导顺序，指定计算机尝试从引导顺序中指定的引导设备启动的顺序。 网络设备自动确定每台计算机在该计算机的引导顺序中访问引导设备的网络路径。 网络设备自动确定每个网络路径的可用性和每个引导设备的可用性。 当计算机尝试从该计算机的引导顺序中的引导设备引导时，网络设备还从每台计算机接收引导状态。 网络设备根据确定的网络路径和引导设备的可用性以及接收到的启动状态自动执行与引导相关的操作。

公开(公告)号：US09678762B2

公开(公告)日：2017-06-13

申请号：US14601566

申请日：2015-01-21

Applicant: Cisco Technology, Inc.

Inventor： Sebastien Rosset ,  Vipin Dravid

IPC: G06F9/00 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F9/44 ,  G06F11/30 ,  G06F11/14

CPC classification number: G06F9/4416 ,  G06F9/4408 ,  G06F11/1417 ,  G06F11/3006 ,  G06F11/302 ,  G06F11/3034 ,  G06F11/3055

Abstract: A network device manages multiple computers and connects the computers to boot devices that store boot programs used by the computers to boot. The network device downloads to each computer a respective boot order that specifies an order in which the computer is to attempt to boot from boot devices specified in the boot order. The network device automatically determines network paths over which each computer is to access the boot devices in the boot order for that computer. The network device automatically determines an availability of each network path and an availability of each boot device. The network device also receives boot status from each computer while the computer attempts to boot from boot devices in the boot order for that computer. The network device automatically performs boot-related actions based on the determined network path and boot device availabilities, and the received boot status.