If diskless boot already exists, what makes iBoot unique?
As opposed to existing boot technologies, iBoot can be used to boot Windows. Up until now, other methods have been limited to booting Linux operating systems. This is the first system to remotely boot Windows. The remote boot offers a seamless solution; changes to the kernel can be made permanent. Say, for example, a user wants to add a Linux module to support new drivers. With existing methods, the module is lost when the computer is shut down and users have to repeatedly add the module every time they boot the machine. iBoot is capable of saving these changes, making them permanent. iBoot also supports a dual boot option. Users are not limited to a single operating system and can select the desired operating system from a menu at boot time, offering enhanced flexibility of operation.
