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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8850174
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10850161

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In one embodiment, a method to boot up a server using a target storage device over a network is provided. In this embodiment, the method includes installing an operating system onto a server by storing the operating system in the target storage device located on the network. The location of the target device is designated by an internet protocol (IP) address. The method also includes using data block transfers in conjunction with the IP address to access the operating system on the target storage device.

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  • PMC-SIERRA, INC.;PMC-SIERRA US, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Mahmoud, Fadi A Livermore, US 21 227
Raj, Victor Fremont, US 1 7

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