Method and apparatus for administering the operating system of a net-booted environment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7865579
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11484107

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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.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Birse, Cameron Stuart San Jose, US 5 124
Stattenfield, Keith Santa Clara, US 28 506

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