Service Controller for Remote iSCSI Boot Parameter Deployment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Configuring iSCSI boot parameters for a large number of servers is time-consuming and challenging, requiring manual physical connection to each server, which hinders efficient management in large-scale data centers.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that enable remote deployment of boot parameters using a network interface, allowing a service controller to receive and transmit BIOS boot orders and iSCSI boot configurations, establishing a network connection between a data storage device and a remote computing device, thereby enabling remote iSCSI booting and reducing the need for local hard drives, improving server management and scalability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If manual physical connection to each server is used for configuring iSCSI boot parameters, then configuration accuracy can be ensured, but time consumption and operational complexity increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service controller as an intermediary device that centralizes the configuration of iSCSI boot parameters. The service controller receives configuration information and automatically transmits it to multiple servers, eliminating the need for manual physical connection to each server while maintaining configuration accuracy through controlled parameter distribution.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual configuration process with an automated electronic transmission system. The service controller uses network communication to transmit boot parameters electronically to servers, substituting the manual mechanical process of physically connecting and configuring each server individually.
2Ease of manufacture
If manual configuration of each server is performed, then boot parameter deployment can be completed, but device complexity and management difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the configuration functions of multiple servers into a single service controller. The service controller consolidates the management of boot parameters for multiple servers, allowing administrators to configure and deploy parameters through one centralized interface rather than managing each server separately.
Solution Approach 2:
The service controller is designed as a universal management device that can handle configuration for multiple different servers through a single interface. It provides multi-functional capabilities including parameter storage, transmission, and coordination across the server infrastructure.
3Reliability
If local hard drives are used in each server, then booting can be achieved, but storage costs and resource utilization efficiency decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the boot parameter storage function from individual server local hard drives and relocates it to a centralized service controller. The service controller stores and manages the boot parameters, allowing servers to boot without requiring local storage of these parameters, thereby reducing the quantity of storage resources needed in each server.
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AI summary
This disclosure generally relate to remote booting of a computing system. The present technology relates techniques that can enable deploying boot parameters to one or more booting servers in a scalable and autonomous approach. A service controller can receive and transmit a boot sequence and/or boot configuration to other computing components, such as a BIOS or a host bus adapter. The service controller can transmit boot information by a system interface called a keyboard controller style interface.