Placeholder boot option and boot option replacement system
A boot option system includes a pre-boot execution environment system coupled to a server device through a network. The server device creates a device placeholder boot option including a device path terminating at a storage controller in the server device. During a first boot and based on first boot instructions received from the pre-boot execution environment system, the server device moves the device placeholder boot option to a desired location within a boot sequence for the server device. During a second boot and based on second boot instructions received from the pre-boot execution environment system, the server device provides an operating system on the server device. The server device then replaces, at the desired location within the boot sequence, the device placeholder boot option with an operating system boot option that was provided on the server device in response to the provisioning of the operating system on the server device.
1. A boot option system, comprising:
a plurality of server devices, wherein each of the plurality of server devices is configured to:
create, prior to provisioning an operating system on that server device, a device placeholder boot option that includes a device path terminating at a server subsystem in that server device;
move, prior to provisioning the operating system on that server device and during a first boot of that server device, the device placeholder boot option to a desired location within a boot sequence for that server device;
provide, during a second boot of that server device that is subsequent to the first boot, the operating system on that server device; and
replace, at the desired location within the boot sequence for that server device, the device placeholder boot option with an operating system boot option that was provided on that server device in response to the provisioning of the operating system on that server device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of server devices is configured to:
determine that the device placeholder boot option for that server device is enabled, wherein the device placeholder boot option is created in response to determining that the device placeholder boot option is enabled for that server device.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operating system is provided on each of the plurality of server devices using an operating system copying process, and wherein the operating system boot option is copied to each of the plurality of server devices as part of the operating system copying process.
4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the operating system is provided on each of the plurality of server devices using an operating system installation process, and wherein the operating system boot option is created on each of the plurality of server devices as part of the operating system installation process.
5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a virtual disk has been provided on each of the plurality of server devices.
6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a boot loader file has been provided on each of the plurality of server devices.
7. An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:
a processing system; and
a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide a Universally Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) engine that is configured to:
create, prior to provisioning of an operating system on the IHS, a device placeholder boot option that includes a device path terminating at an IHS subsystem;
move, prior to provisioning of the operating system on the IHS and during a first boot, the device placeholder boot option to a desired location within a boot sequence;
provide, during a second boot that is subsequent to the first boot, an operating system on the IHS; and
replace, at the desired location within the boot sequence, the device placeholder boot option with an operating system boot option that was provided on the IHS in response to the provisioning of the operating system on the IHS.
8. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the UEFI engine is configured to:
determine that the device placeholder boot option is enabled, wherein the device placeholder boot option is created in response to determining that the device placeholder boot option is enabled.
9. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the operating system is provided using an operating system copying process, and wherein the operating system boot option is copied to the IHS as part of the operating system copying process.
10. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the operating system is provided using an operating system installation process, and wherein the operating system boot option is created on the IHS as part of the operating system installation process.
11. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a virtual disk has been provided in the IHS.
12. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a boot loader file has been provided on the IHS.
13. The IHS of claim 7 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a storage system in the IHS is coupled to a storage controller in the IHS.
14. A method for providing a boot option, comprising:
creating, by a computing device prior to provisioning an operating system on the computing device, a device placeholder boot option that includes a device path terminating at a computing subsystem in the computing device;
moving, by the computing device prior to provisioning the operating system on the computing device during a first boot, the device placeholder boot option to a desired location within a boot sequence for the computing device;
providing, by the computing device during a second boot that is subsequent to the first boot, the operating system on the computing device; and
replacing, by the computing device at the desired location within the boot sequence, the device placeholder boot option with an operating system boot option that was provided on the computing device in response to the provisioning of the operating system on the computing device.
15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
determining, by the computing device, that the device placeholder boot option is enabled for the computing device, wherein the device placeholder boot option is created in response to determining that the device placeholder boot option is enabled for the computing device.
16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the operating system is provided using an operating system copying process, and wherein the operating system boot option is copied to the computing device as part of the operating system copying process.
17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the operating system is provided using an operating system installation process, and wherein the operating system boot option is created on the computing device as part of the operating system installation process.
18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a virtual disk has been provided on the computing device.
19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a boot loader file has been provided on the computing device.
20. The method of claim 14 , wherein the device placeholder boot option is created before a storage system in the computing device has been coupled to a storage controller in the computing device.