US 2008/0082809 A1 · System and method for increasing platform network boot efficiency

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention involve decreasing boot time by utilizing virtualization or partitioning techniques. In an embodiment, a hypervisor/platform partition controls the platform access to the boot target medium. The boot target medium may be a local medium or a remote medium on a server. When the boot medium is a local medium, the boot target data is selectively stored in a fast memory. When the boot target medium is a remote medium, the boot target data is stored in a local medium. When the system reboots, or an operating system on the platform is reset, boot target data may be retrieved from the fast, local memory rather than the original, slower boot target medium. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

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Dependent claims

A system for speeding boot time, comprising:

a platform having at least one processor coupled with memory;
a boot caching agent running on the at least one processor in a first partition, the partition to control access to a boot target medium, wherein the boot target medium is one of a local medium or a remote medium;
and
an operating system running in a second partition, wherein the second partition has access to the boot target medium via the first partition,
wherein, at boot time, the boot caching agent is to selectively store boot target data to a memory having faster access than the boot target medium, and wherein the boot caching agent is to selectively retrieve the stored boot target data from the faster memory upon a reset or reboot of an operating system in the second partition.

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System and method for increasing platform network boot efficiency

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