SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOUD-CENTRIC OPERATING SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT THROUGH SERVICE OPERATING SYSTEM
An information handling system may include a processor, a basic input/output system (BIOS) communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to maintain a first variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system, maintain a second variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system, and upon boot of the information handling system, perform auto-provisioning of a host operating system image to the information handling system if the first variable indicates that auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system and the second variable indicates that auto-provisioning of the information handling system is incomplete.
1 . An information handling system comprising:
a processor;
a basic input/output system (BIOS) communicatively coupled to the processor and configured to:
maintain a first variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system;
maintain a second variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system; and
upon boot of the information handling system, perform auto-provisioning of a host operating system image to the information handling system if the first variable indicates that auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system and the second variable indicates that auto-provisioning of the information handling system is incomplete.
2 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the BIOS is further configured to set the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system responsive to completion of auto-provisioning of the information handling system.
3 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the BIOS is further configured to set the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete responsive to a boot failure occurring during a prior attempt to boot to the host operating system.
4 . The information handling system of claim 3 , wherein the BIOS is further configured to, on a subsequent boot, restore the host operating system image to the information handling system as a result of the setting of the second variable to the value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete.
5 . The information handling system of claim 1 , wherein the BIOS is further configured to set the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete responsive to a user input indicating a desire to change the second variable.
6 . The information handling system of claim 5 , wherein the BIOS is further configured to, on a subsequent boot, restore the host operating system image to the information handling system as a result of the setting of the second variable to the value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete.
7 . A method comprising, in a basic input/output system (BIOS) of an information handling system:
maintaining a first variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system;
maintaining a second variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system; and
upon boot of the information handling system, performing auto-provisioning of a host operating system image to the information handling system if the first variable indicates that auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system and the second variable indicates that auto-provisioning of the information handling system is incomplete.
8 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising setting the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system responsive to completion of auto-provisioning of the information handling system.
9 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising setting the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete responsive to a boot failure occurring during a prior attempt to boot to the host operating system.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising, on a subsequent boot of the information handling system, restoring the host operating system image to the information handling system as a result of the setting of the second variable to the value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete.
11 . The method of claim 7 , further comprising setting the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete responsive to a user input indicating a desire to change the second variable.
12 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, on a subsequent boot of the information handling system, restoring the host operating system image to the information handling system as a result of the setting of the second variable to the value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete.
13 . An article of manufacture comprising:
a computer readable medium; and
computer-executable instructions carried on the computer readable medium, the instructions readable by a processor, the instructions, when read and executed, for causing the processor to, in a basic input/output system (BIOS) of an information handling system:
maintain a first variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system;
maintain a second variable indicative of whether auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system; and
upon boot of the information handling system, perform auto-provisioning of a host operating system image to the information handling system if the first variable indicates that auto-provisioning is enabled for the information handling system and the second variable indicates that auto-provisioning of the information handling system is incomplete.
14 . The article of claim 13 , the instructions for further causing the processor to set the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning has been completed for the information handling system responsive to completion of auto-provisioning of the information handling system.
15 . The article of claim 13 , the instructions for further causing the processor to set the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete responsive to a boot failure occurring during a prior attempt to boot to the host operating system.
16 . The article of claim 15 , the instructions for further causing the processor to, on a subsequent boot of the information handling system, restore the host operating system image to the information handling system as a result of the setting of the second variable to the value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete.
17 . The article of claim 13 , the instructions for further causing the processor to set the second variable to a value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete responsive to a user input indicating a desire to change the second variable.
18 . The article of claim 17 , the instructions for further causing the processor to, on a subsequent boot of the information handling system, restore the host operating system image to the information handling system as a result of the setting of the second variable to the value indicating that auto-provisioning is incomplete.