David C Rhoades

US Patent:

20060136704, Jun 22, 2006

Filed:

Dec 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/016227

Inventors:

James Arendt - Austin TX, US
Gregory Pruett - Raleigh NC, US
Ziv Rafalovich - Yokneam IIit, IL
David Rhoades - Raleigh NC, US
Linda Riedle - Cary NC, US

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 9/24

US Classification:

713002000

Abstract:

A management computer controlling operations of computer systems in a number of positions within a chassis is programmed to receive a signal indicating that one of the computer systems has been installed and to determine whether it has been installed in a previously unoccupied position, installed in a previously occupied position, or moved from one position to another. If it has been installed in a previously unoccupied position, an operating system is installed for remote booting; if it has been installed in a previously occupied position, it is allowed to continue booting the operating system used by the computer it replaced; if it has been moved from one position to another, it is allowed to continue booting as before.