System and Method to Perform an OS Boot Using Service Location Protocol and Launching OS Using a Dynamic Update of Network Boot Order Without a Reboot

摘要

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for a boot mapping system. More specifically, in certain embodiments, BIOS of an information handling system includes a boot mapping system which allows the information handling system to boot up regardless of a boot order change in a network mode of operation or a BIOS boot order change. Additionally, in certain embodiments, the boot mapping system further includes a service location protocol (SLP) which locates operating system images based on the type of network protocol selected for deployment.

主权项

1. A computer-implementable method for performing a boot mapping operation, comprising:
determining whether an operating system (OS) deployment is to be enabled; enabling a service location protocol (SLP) to check for hosting services used from a host for the OS deployment; updating a network boot order for the information handling system; and, continuing an OS boot operation without requiring a reboot of the information handling system.