Managing operating system deployment failure

摘要

A method for managing operating system deployment failure includes, with an operating system deployment server, running an operating system deployment process that comprises running a progressive hardware discovery process of a target machine to which an operating system is deployed, the discovery process to capture inventory information related to the target machine, monitoring the operating system deployment to detect failure in a pre-operating system environment running on the target machine for a predefined period of time, and executing a remediation action in response to generation of a failure code during the period of time, the remediation action related to a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) of the target machine.

主权项

1. A method for managing operating system deployment failure, the method comprising:
with an operating system deployment server, running an operating system deployment process that comprises running a progressive hardware discovery process of a target machine to which an operating system is deployed, said discovery process to capture inventory information related to said target machine; with the server, monitoring said operating system deployment to detect failure in a pre-operating system environment running on the target machine for a predefined period of time during said operating system deployment; and with the server, executing a remediation action in response to the target machine generating a failure code during said period of time, said remediation action related to a Basic Input Output System (BIOS) of said target machine; and with said operating system deployment server determining that said target machine is in a hang state if a completion notification is not received from said target machine within said predefined period of time; wherein determining said at least one remediation action comprises referring to a remediation repository associated with said operating deployment server and using a failure code.