Concurrent processing of operations in a boot sequence

A system, comprising:

• a first processor;
• a second processor;
• computer resources;
• at least one storage device, wherein one storage device includes an operating system loader;
• a memory;
• first code executed by the first processor to cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
• (i) signaling the second processor to begin initialization;
• (ii) initializing the computer resources;
• (iii) determining, by the first processor, that one storage device including the operating system loader is operable;
• and
• (iv) loading the operating system from the storage device including the operating system loader to the memory in response to determining that the storage device including the operating system loader is operable;
• and
• second code executed by the first processor to cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
• (i) issuing commands to initialize the at least one storage device to place the at least one storage device in an operable state in response to the signaling by the first processor.

A system, comprising:

• a first processor;
• a second processor;
• computer resources;
• a plurality of storage devices, wherein one storage device includes an operating system loader;
• a memory;
• first code executed by the first processor to cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
• (i) signaling the second processor to begin initialization;
• (ii) initializing the computer resources;
• (iii) determining, by the first processor, that one storage device including the operating system loader is operable;
• and
• (iv) loading the operating system from the storage device including the operating system loader to the memory in response to determining that the storage device including the operating system loader is operable;
• and
• second code executed by the first processor to cause operations to be performed, the operations comprising:
• (i) issuing commands to initialize the storage devices to place the storage devices in an operable state in response to the signaling by the first processor.

An article of manufacture for executing a boot sequence in a computer including first code executed by a first processor and second code executed by a second processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:

• signaling, by the first processor, the second processor to begin initialization;
• initializing, by the first processor, computer resources;
• issuing commands, by the second processor, to initialize at least one storage device to place the at least one storage device in an operable state in response to the signaling by the first processor;
• determining, by the first processor, that one storage device including an operating system loader is operable;
• and
• loading, by the first processor, the operating system from the storage device including the operating system loader in response to determining that the storage device including the operating system loader is operable.