Reboot system and method
View Patent ↗A method, computer program product, and computing system for initiating a computing device includes setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required. A first software component in an initiation component stack is executed. Upon completing execution of the first software component, a determination is made concerning whether the computing device requires: an immediate reboot, a deferred reboot, or no reboot.
1. A computer-implemented method for initiating a computing device comprising:
setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required;
executing a first software component in an initiation component stack;
upon completing execution of the first software component, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot; and
if the computing device requires an immediate reboot:
rebooting the computing device,
setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
executing a software component in the initiation component stack.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
if the computing device requires a deferred reboot:
setting the master reboot flag to reboot required, and
executing a next software component in the initiation component stack.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
if the computing device requires no reboot:
executing a next software component in the initiation component stack.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
executing one or more additional software components in the initiation component stack; and
upon completing execution of each of the one or more additional software components, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:
if the master reboot flag is set to reboot required, setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
rebooting the computing device upon completing execution of a last software component in the initiation component stack.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the computing device is being initiated due to one or more of:
a firmware installation;
an initial configuration/upgrade;
a firmware upgrade;
a software upgrade; and
a hardware upgrade.
7. A computer program product residing on a non-transitory computer readable medium having a plurality of instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required;
executing a first software component in an initiation component stack;
upon completing execution of the first software component, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot; and
if the computing device requires a deferred reboot:
setting the master reboot flag to reboot required, and
executing a next software component in the initiation component stack.
8. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for:
if the computing device requires an immediate reboot:
rebooting the computing device,
setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
executing a software component in the initiation component stack.
9. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for:
if the computing device requires no reboot:
executing a next software component in the initiation component stack.
10. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for:
executing one or more additional software components in the initiation component stack; and
upon completing execution of each of the one or more additional software components, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot.
11. The computer program product of claim 7 further comprising instructions for:
if the master reboot flag is set to reboot required, setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
rebooting the computing device upon completing execution of a last software component in the initiation component stack.
12. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein the computing device is being initiated due to one or more of:
a firmware installation;
an initial configuration/upgrade;
a firmware upgrade;
a software upgrade; and
a hardware upgrade.
13. A computing system including a processor and memory configured to perform operations comprising:
setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required;
executing a first software component in an initiation component stack;
upon completing execution of the first software component, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot; and
if the computing device requires no reboot, executing a next software component in the initiation component stack.
14. The computing system of claim 13 further configured to perform operations comprising:
if the computing device requires an immediate reboot:
rebooting the computing device,
setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
executing a software component in the initiation component stack.
15. The computing system of claim 13 further configured to perform operations comprising:
if the computing device requires a deferred reboot:
setting the master reboot flag to reboot required, and
executing a next software component in the initiation component stack.
16. The computing system of claim 13 further configured to perform operations comprising:
executing one or more additional software components in the initiation component stack; and
upon completing execution of each of the one or more additional software components, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot.
17. The computing system of claim 13 further configured to perform operations comprising:
if the master reboot flag is set to reboot required, setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
rebooting the computing device upon completing execution of a last software component in the initiation component stack.
18. The computing system of claim 13 wherein the computing device is being initiated due to one or more of:
a firmware installation;
an initial configuration/upgrade;
a firmware upgrade;
a software upgrade; and
a hardware upgrade.
19. A computer-implemented method for initiating a computing device comprising:
setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required;
executing a first software component in an initiation component stack;
upon completing execution of the first software component, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot;
executing one or more additional software components in the initiation component stack; and
upon completing execution of each of the one or more additional software components, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot.
20. A computer-implemented method for initiating a computing device comprising:
setting a master reboot flag to no reboot required;
executing a first software component in an initiation component stack;
upon completing execution of the first software component, determining if the computing device requires:
an immediate reboot,
a deferred reboot, or
no reboot;
if the master reboot flag is set to reboot required, setting the master reboot flag to no reboot required, and
rebooting the computing device upon completing execution of a last software component in the initiation component stack.