摘要 |
<p>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To boot a plurality of servers from snapshots of an operating system installation image.SOLUTION: A plurality of servers are booted from at least one of a primary storage drive and a secondary storage drive. An operating system installation image is stored in the primary storage drive. Snapshots including modifications to the operating system installation image are stored in a plurality of partitions of the secondary storage drive. A lookup table directs the servers to read unmodified portions of the operating system installation image from the primary storage drive. The lookup table further directs the servers to read modified portions of the operating system installation image from the secondary storage drive.</p> |