Identification of bootable devices

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10146552
APP PUB NO 20170371679A1
SERIAL NO

15189133

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A method for managing an initiation of a computing system. In an embodiment, the method includes a computer processor detecting that a first computing system receives a request to initiate a second computing system. The method further includes accessing a table that includes information associated with a plurality of storage entities that include bootable OS images, where the plurality of storage entities are included in at least one storage system. The method further includes determining a first storage entity that includes a corresponding instance of a first bootable OS image of the requested second computing system. The method further includes initiating the requested second computing system based, at least in part, on the instance of the bootable OS image of the first storage entity.

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  • INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINE CORPORATION

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chandrasekhar, Sudhir Bangalore, IN 4 10
Rehman, Syed A Bangalore, IN 4 10

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