SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SETTING UP A BOOTABLE STORAGE DEVICE USING IMAGE

摘要

A system and method for setting up a bootable storage device using an image are disclosed, a booting image supporting the network file system service is built up in an OS installed into a temporary device, the booting image and the kernel of the OS are copied to a pre-boot execution environment (PXE) root directory of the target device, and a bootable storage device is built up on the target device with the PXE root directory of the target device after the target device is booted, afterwards, whereby solving the issue encountered in the prior art, and achieving the technical efficacy of installing software in the OS booted through the network.

主权项

1. A method of building up a bootable storage device by using an image, comprising steps of:
providing a network file system (NFS) service and a pre-boot execution environment (PXE) service; setting a root path of the NFS service as being writable; installing an OS into a temporary device; mounting the root path on the OS; copying system files of the OS to the root path; building up a booting image supporting the NFS service on the OS and the PXE service; copying the booting image and a kernel of the OS to PXE root directory of a target device, wherein the kernel supports the PXE service; and building up a bootable storage device with the PXE root directory.