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US07865579B2 Method and apparatus for administering the operating system of a net-booted environment
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用于管理网络引导环境的操作系统的方法和装置
- Patent Title: Method and apparatus for administering the operating system of a net-booted environment
- Patent Title (中): 用于管理网络引导环境的操作系统的方法和装置
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Application No.: US11484107Application Date: 2006-07-10
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Publication No.: US07865579B2Publication Date: 2011-01-04
- Inventor: Cameron Stuart Birse , Keith Stattenfield
- Applicant: Cameron Stuart Birse , Keith Stattenfield
- Applicant Address: US CA Cupertino
- Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Cupertino
- Agency: Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/177
- IPC: G06F15/177 ; G06F9/00
Abstract:
A method and apparatus are provided for supplying a reliable and maintainable operating system in a net-booted environment. According to one embodiment, a network computer (NC) system including an NC server and multiple NC clients is managed by an NC client causing the remainder of the NC clients that are subsequently booted to receive operating system software that is configured differently than that currently in effect by replacing one or more system volumes on the NC server containing the operating system software with one or more different system volumes.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060259596A1 Method and apparatus for administering the operating system of a net-booted environment Public/Granted day:2006-11-16
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