TWI531182B - Remote booting system for computer and method thereof - Google Patents

Description

System and method for providing computer-side remote booting

A booting system and method thereof, in particular, a system and method for providing remote booting of a computer end.

When the existing remote boot mode is executed by the boot program in the computer, the network connection function is activated to connect to the server, and the name of the specific drive of the server is selected to start the operating system to provide the remote end of the computer. Boot up.

However, the name of the drive can be changed. When the name of the drive is changed, the boot function in the computer is used to start the network connection function to connect to the server, and select the name of the drive. The wrong hard disk will be selected, and the computer will not be able to boot the operating system, that is, the remote power on the computer side cannot be provided.

In summary, it can be seen that in the prior art, the existing remote booting has been remotely booted according to the name of the drive, but the name of the drive is changed, and the remote booting cannot be performed. Therefore, it is necessary to propose an improvement. Technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the prior art, the existing remote booting is based on the name of the disk drive, but the name of the disk drive is changed, and the remote booting cannot be performed. The present invention discloses a system for providing remote booting of a computer and The method of the present invention provides a system for remotely booting a computer, comprising: a server and a plurality of computers.

The servo end has a plurality of servo-side hard disks, and each of the server-side hard disks corresponds to a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), and the server-side hard disk in which the operating system is installed is defined as an operating system. Hard disk, each computer has a boot program.

When the computer is turned on, the boot program is executed, and the boot program is self-contained according to the boot information. Query the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code according to the table, and activate the network connection function to connect to the servo end, and select the operating system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code from the servo end, and the computer end The selected operating system hard drive starts the operating system.

The invention provides a method for remotely booting a computer end, which comprises the following steps: First, providing a server with multiple servo hard disks, each of which has a hard disk universal unique identification code (Universally Unique) Identifier, UUID), the server-side hard disk in which the operating system is installed is defined as the operating system hard disk; then, multiple computer terminals are provided, each of which has a booting program; finally, when the computer is turned on, the booting is started. The program is executed, and the boot program queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code from the comparison table according to the boot information, and starts the network connection function to connect to the server, and selects the unique identifier unique to the hard disk from the server. Corresponding operating system hard disk, the computer starts the operating system from the selected operating system hard disk.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference between the prior art and the prior art is that the booting program in the computer side queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code from the comparison table according to the booting information, and starts the network. The connection function is connected to the servo terminal, and the operating system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code is selected from the servo terminal, and the computer system starts the operating system from the selected operating system hard disk.

Through the above technical means, the invention can achieve the technical effect that the booting program in the computer end can perform the remote booting according to the universal universal unique identification code of the hard disk.

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Step 101‧‧‧ provides a servo terminal with multiple servo hard disks, each of which has a hard disk corresponding to a hard disk The universal unique identification code of the disc, and the servo hard disk with the operating system installed in the servo hard disk is defined as the operating system hard disk.

Step 102‧‧‧ Provide multiple computers, each with a boot program

Step 103‧‧‧ When the computer is turned on, the boot program is executed. The boot program queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identifier from the comparison table according to the boot information, and activates the network connection function to connect to the server. The working system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code is selected in the server, and the operating system hard disk booting operating system is selected from the computer end.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for providing remote start of a computer end according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart showing a method for remotely booting a computer end according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of the system for providing remote start of the computer end according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a comparison table for providing remote start of a computer end according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a boot option for providing remote power on the computer end according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing the update result of the comparison table of the remote end of the computer provided by the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings and embodiments, whereby The implementation process of how the present invention applies technical means to solve technical problems and achieve technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.

The following is a description of the system for providing remote power-on of a computer according to the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1 for illustration. FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a system architecture for remotely booting a computer.

The invention provides a system for remotely booting a computer end, which comprises: a server end 10 and a plurality of computer terminals 20.

The server 10 has a plurality of servo hard disks 11 , and each of the server hard disks 11 corresponds to a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID), and the servo end of the operating system is mounted on the servo hard disk 11 . The disc 11 is defined as a hard disk of the operating system, and the hard disk 11 of the servo hard disk 11 in which the operating system is not installed is defined as a data hard disk, and the data hard disk is used for storing data, and the universal unique identification code of the hard disk is unique. And the characteristics are not repeated, and the hard disk universal unique identification code is composed of a string of 16-bit 16-digit numbers, and each computer terminal 20 has a booting program.

The server hard disk 11 in the above server 10 can be installed with the same operating system, for example, the first server hard disk installation linux operating system, the second server hard disk installation linux operating system, and the third server hard disk mounting linux The operating system; the servo hard disk 11 in the server 10 can also be installed with different operating systems, for example, the first server hard disk installation linux operating system, the second server hard disk mounting windows XP operating system, and the third The servo hard disk is installed with the windows 7 operating system; the server hard disk 11 in the server 10 can also be installed with some identical and partially different operating systems, for example, the first server hard disk is installed with the linux operating system, The two-server hard disk installation linux operating system and the third server-side hard disk installation windows 7 operating system are merely illustrative here, and are not intended to limit the application scope of the present invention.

When the computer terminal 20 is powered on, the booting program of the computer terminal 20 is executed, and the booting program of the computer terminal 20 queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code from the comparison table according to the booting information. For example, suppose the booting information is The first servo end hard disk of the server 10, and the comparison table includes a data of the first servo end hard disk and the hard disk common identification code of the server 10 being "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", the computer The booting program of the terminal 20 can query the corresponding hard disk universal unique identifier from the comparison table as "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000".

And the computer 20 will start the network connection function to connect to the server 10, The operating system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code is selected in the server 10, and the computer terminal 20 can start the operating system from the selected operating system hard disk. According to the above example, the computer terminal 20 initiates the network connection function. Connected to the servo terminal 10, and the operating system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" is the first servo hard disk, the computer end 20, the first servo hard disk in the servo terminal 10 can be selected to start the operating system.

The booting information may be one of the working system hard disks in the server 10 preset in the booting program, so as to query the corresponding one according to one of the working system hard disks in the pre-set server 10 The hard disk universal unique identification code, for example, assumes that the boot information is the first servo hard disk of the server 10, and the comparison table includes the first serial end of the first server hard disk and the hard disk. A data of 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000", the booting program of the computer terminal 20 can query the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000" from the comparison table.

The above boot information may also be a universally unique identification code of the motherboard of the motherboard in the computer terminal 20 obtained from the Basic Input/Output System (BIOS), so as to be queried from the comparison table according to the universally unique identification code of the motherboard. The corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code, the motherboard universal unique identification code has unique and non-repetitive characteristics, and the motherboard universal unique identification code is composed of a 16-bit 16-digit number, for example, Assume that the boot information is the common unique identifier of the motherboard of the motherboard in the computer terminal 20 obtained from the basic input/output system, which is “789f1234-a29c-55b8-a321-123498765555”, and the comparison table contains the common unique identifier of the motherboard. "789f1234-a29c-55b8-a321-123498765555" and the hard disk universal unique identification code is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-4466554400aa", a computer terminal 20 boot program can query the corresponding table from the corresponding table The universal unique identification code for the hard disk is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-4466554400aa".

The computer end 20 further includes at least one computer hard disk 201. One of the computer hard disks 201 is equipped with an operating system, and the booting program and the comparison table are disposed in the booting area of the computer hard disk 201 on which the operating system is installed. Blocks (herein for illustrative purposes only, and are not intended to limit the scope of application of the present invention), when the computer 20 is powered on, the boot program is executed to provide boot options from the computer hard drive and the self-serving hard drive. When the boot option of the hard disk from the computer is selected, the computer 20 selects the computer hard disk 201 with the operating system to start the operating system. When the boot option of the hard disk is selected, the computer 20 The boot program is based on the boot information from the comparison table to query the corresponding hard disk universal The unique identification code, and the computer terminal 20 will activate the network connection function to connect to the server 10 to select the operating system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code from the server 10, and the computer terminal 20 can The selected operating system hard drive starts the operating system.

In addition, the booting program and the comparison table of the computer 20 can also be set in the storage on the motherboard of the computer 20, and the server 10 is connected to the booting program stored in the storage or the control by the network connection. The table is updated. For example, when the boot program needs to be updated, the server 10 can update the boot program stored in the memory by the network connection, and the hard disk of the hard disk 11 of the server terminal in the server 10 When the universal unique identifier is changed, the server 10 updates the comparison table stored in the storage by the network connection, and the modified server hard disk 11 in the server 10 can be updated, which is merely an example. However, it is not intended to limit the scope of application of the present invention.

When the computer terminal 20 is powered on, the booting program of the computer terminal 20 is executed, and the booting program of the computer terminal 20 further includes querying the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code from the comparison table according to the stored information, and storing the information as at least one preset data. The hard disk and the network connection function are connected to the server 10 to select a data hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code from the server 10, and the computer terminal 20 stores the data in the selected data. For the above technical content of the hard disk, please refer to the above description, and details are not described herein again.

Next, the operation mode and flow of the present invention will be described below by way of an embodiment. The following embodiments will be described with reference to "first figure" and "second figure", and "second figure" is shown as The invention provides a flow chart of a method for remotely booting a computer.

Please refer to "3rd figure", which shows the system architecture of the remote end of the computer.

In the implementation, it is assumed that the server 10 has a first server hard disk 111, a second server hard disk 112, a third server hard disk 113, and a fourth server hard disk 114, and the first server hard disk 111 corresponds to The universal unique identification code of the hard disk is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001", and the universal unique identification code of the hard disk corresponding to the second server hard disk 112 is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440002", the third The hard disk universal unique identification code corresponding to the server hard disk 113 is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440003" and the hard disk universal unique identifier corresponding to the fourth server hard disk 114 is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716". -446655440004" (step 101).

The linux operating system is installed on the first server hard disk 111, and is hard on the second server. The disc 112 is installed with a Windows 7 operating system, that is, the first server hard disk 111 and the second server hard disk 112 are defined as operating system hard disks (step 101), since the third server hard disk 113 and the fourth server are hard. Disc 114 does not have an operating system installed and is defined as a data hard drive.

Next, please refer to "FIG. 4", and "FIG. 4" is a schematic diagram of a comparison table for providing remote power on the computer side according to the present invention.

The first computer end 21 has a booting program (step 102), and the booting information is preset as "the first servo hard disk of the server 10" in the first computer end 21, and when the first computer end 21 is powered on, the first The booting program of the computer terminal 21 is executed, and the booting program of the first computer terminal 21 is based on the booting information as "the first server hard disk 111 of the server 10", and the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification is queried from the comparison table 30. The code is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001" (step 103).

And the first computer end 21 activates the network connection function to connect to the server 10, and selects the corresponding one corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001" from the server 10. A servo hard disk 111, the first computer end 21 can start the operating system from the selected first server hard disk 111 (step 103).

The second computer end 22 has a booting program (step 102), and the booting information on the second computer terminal 22 is the universal unique identifier of the motherboard of the motherboard in the computer terminal 20 obtained from the basic input/output system is "789f1234-a29c- 55b8-a321-123498765555", when the second computer terminal 22 is powered on, the booting program of the second computer terminal 22 is executed, and the booting program of the second computer terminal 22 is based on the booting information as "789f1234-a29c-55b8-a321- 123498765555", from the comparison table 30, the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440002" (step 103).

And the second computer end 22 activates the network connection function to connect to the server 10, and selects the corresponding one corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440002" from the server 10. The second server hard disk 112, the second computer end 22 can start the operating system from the selected second server hard disk 112 (step 103).

Next, please refer to "figure 5", and "figure 5" is a schematic diagram of the boot option for providing remote power on the computer.

The first computer end 21 further includes a first computer hard disk 211 and a second computer hard disk 212, and a Windows XP operating system is installed in the first computer hard disk 211, and the first computer end 21 is powered on. The program and comparison table are set in the boot block in the first computer hard disk 211 on which the Windows XP operating system is installed.

When the first computer terminal 21 is powered on, the boot program is executed, and the boot option 41 from the computer hard disk and the self-serving hard disk can be provided. When the boot option of the hard disk from the computer is selected, the first computer is selected. The terminal 21 selects the first computer hard disk 211 on which the operating system is installed to start the operating system.

When the boot option of the self-serving hard disk is selected, the booting program of the first computer terminal 21 searches for the corresponding hard disk from the comparison table 30 according to the booting information as "the first servo hard disk 111 of the server 10". The universal unique identification code is “550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001”, and the first computer end 21 activates the network connection function to connect to the server 10 to select from the server 10 to be universally unique with the hard disk. The identification code is "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440001" corresponding to the first server hard disk 111, and the first computer end 21 can start the operating system from the selected first server hard disk 111.

In addition, the booting program and the comparison table 30 of the first computer end 21 can also be disposed in the storage on the motherboard of the first computer end 21, and the server 10 is stored in the storage by the network connection pair. The boot program is updated with the comparison table 30.

When the boot program needs to be updated, the server 10 can update the boot program stored in the memory by the network connection.

When the hard disk universal unique identifier of the first server hard disk 111 in the server 10 is changed to "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-44665544aabb", the server 10 is stored in the storage by the network connection pair. The server hard disk 11 that has been changed in the server 10 can be updated by updating the comparison table 30. The changed comparison table 30 is shown in the "figure 6", and the "figure 6" is shown in the present invention. The result of updating the comparison table of the remote end of the computer is shown.

When the first computer end 21 is powered on, the booting program of the first computer terminal 21 is executed, and the booting program of the first computer terminal 21 further includes the third server hard disk 113 of the servo terminal 10 according to the stored information. The corresponding universal hard disk unique identifier is 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440003.

And the first computer end 21 activates the network connection function to connect to the server 10, and selects the first corresponding to the hard disk with the unique identification code of the hard disk as "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440003". The third server hard disk 113, the first computer end 21 stores the data on the selected third server hard disk 113.

The above is only illustrated by the first computer terminal 21, but in fact, it can be applied to the second computer terminal 22, and the second computer terminal 22 will not be described again.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the booting program in the computer side queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code from the comparison table according to the booting information, and starts the network connection. The function is connected to the servo terminal, and the operating system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code is selected from the servo terminal, and the computer system starts the operating system from the selected operating system hard disk.

By means of this technical means, the prior art remote booting is performed according to the name of the disk drive, but the name of the disk drive is changed, and the remote booting cannot be performed, thereby achieving the booting of the computer. The program is based on the hard drive universal unique identification code to correctly perform the remote boot technology.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any changes in the form and details of the embodiments may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (14)

A system for providing a remote start of a computer, comprising: a server, the server has a plurality of servo hard disks, and each of the server hard disks corresponds to a Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) a server-side hard disk in which the operating system is installed is defined as a working system hard disk; and a plurality of computer terminals each having a booting program; wherein, when the computer is powered on, the The booting program is executed, and the booting program queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identifier from a comparison table according to a booting information, and initiates a network connection function to connect to the server, A working system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code is selected in the server end, and the computer end starts the operating system from the selected operating system hard disk. The system for remotely booting a computer end according to claim 1, wherein the operating system installed in the servo hard disk is the same operating system; the operating system installed in the servo hard disk is not The same; or the operating system installed in the servo hard disk is a partially identical and partially different operating system. The system for remotely booting a computer according to claim 1, wherein the boot information is one of a preset operating system hard disk, or the boot information is a basic input/output system (Basic) The input/output system (BIOS) obtains a common unique identifier of a motherboard of the motherboard in the computer. The system for remotely booting a computer according to claim 1, wherein each computer end further comprises at least one computer hard disk, and one of the computer hard disks is installed with an operating system, and the booting is performed. The program and the comparison table are disposed on a boot block in the computer-side hard disk on which the operating system is installed, and when the computer is powered on, the booting program is executed to provide a self-serving hard disk and a self-serving terminal. Boot option for the hard drive. The system for remotely booting a computer, as described in claim 1, wherein the booting program and the comparison table are disposed in a storage on a motherboard of the computer, and the server is The boot program stored in the storage or the lookup table is updated by a network connection. The system for remotely booting a computer according to claim 1, wherein the booting program is edited and set by a Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) in the computer. For example, in the system of claim 1, the system provides a computer-side remote booting system, wherein the server-side hard disk in which the operating system is not installed is defined as a data hard disk, and the data hard disk is used for data processing. Storing, when the computer is powered on, the booting program is executed, and the booting program further comprises: querying, according to a stored information, the corresponding universal identifier of the hard disk from the comparison table, and starting a network connection a line function is connected to the server to select a data hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identifier from the server, and the computer stores the data in the selected data hard disk. . A method for providing a remote power-on of a computer, comprising the steps of: providing a server with a plurality of servo-side hard disks, each of which has a hard disk universally unique identifier (UUID), The server-side hard disk in which the operating system is installed is defined as a working system hard disk; a plurality of computer terminals are provided, each computer has a booting program; and when the computer is powered on, the booting program is Executed, the booting program queries the corresponding hard disk universal unique identification code from a comparison table according to a booting information, and initiates a network connection function to connect to the server, from the server. Selecting a working system hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code, the computer end starts the operating system from the selected operating system hard disk. A method for providing a remote end of a computer, as described in claim 8, wherein the servo The operating system installed in the hard disk is the same operating system; the operating system installed in the hard disk is different; or the operating system installed in the hard disk is partially identical and partially not The same operating system. The method for providing a computer-side remote booting according to claim 8, wherein the booting information is one of a preset working system hard disk, or the booting information is a basic input/output system (Basic) The input/output system (BIOS) obtains a common unique identifier of a motherboard of the motherboard in the computer. The method for providing a remote end boot of a computer according to the eighth aspect of the patent application, wherein the method for providing remote booting of the computer end further comprises: each computer end further comprising at least one computer hard drive, the computer hard One of the discs is equipped with an operating system, and the booting program and the comparison table are disposed on a boot block in the computer-side hard disk on which the operating system is installed, and the booting program is executed when the computer is turned on. To provide the steps for booting from the computer hard drive and the self-serving hard drive. The method for providing a computer-side remote booting according to the eighth aspect of the invention, wherein the method for providing a remote-side boot of the computer further comprises: the booting program and the comparison table being disposed on the motherboard of the computer end; And a step of updating, by the network connection, the booting program stored in the storage or the comparison table by a network connection. The method for providing a computer-side remote booting according to the eighth aspect of the patent application, wherein the method for providing a remote-side booting of the computer further comprises: the booting program is a basic input/output system in the computer end (Basic Input) /Output System, BIOS) Make edit settings. The method for providing a computer-side remote booting according to the eighth aspect of the patent application, wherein the method for providing a remote-side booting of the computer end further comprises: defining, by the server-side hard disk, a server-side hard disk in which the operating system is not installed is defined as The data hard disk is used for storing data. When the computer is powered on, the booting program is executed, and the booting program is queried from the comparison table according to a stored information. Corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identification code, and initiating a network connection function to connect to the server, to select a data hard disk corresponding to the hard disk universal unique identifier from the server. The computer end is configured to store data in the selected data hard disk.