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OwnerAlbert H. Changinventor
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A method and system for network booting of clients linked to a network. The method includes receiving a boot request from a networked client device and determining a target. The target is determined for the client device and a boot volume is selected from a set of client image copies. Each client image copy is unique to a client device and is created using a snapshot of a base boot image with a virtual copy or reverse snapshot of the base image being stored for each client device. The method continues with logging the client into the target and providing direct access to the allocated client image copy. The client device remotely boots from the client boot volume(s) or blocks on a remote storage device. Each client image copy includes the base boot image and information specific to the client. The client information is updated with writes to automatically allocated client-specific blocks.
A method of controlling a network boot for a plurality of client devices linked to a data communications network, comprising:
An external storage controller for managing network booting within a storage communication network, comprising:
A computer system for deploying multiple client devices communicatively linked to a network, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.