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Appendix B Endurance Boot Flow Charts
Figure B-2 CE Boot Process
CEx is powered on and starts
the boot process.
CE passes POST.
CE issues boot request.
IOP services boot request.
CE loads Windows NT and
initializes drivers and services.
CEs synchronize and start
executing in lock step.
CE initializes interconnect
paths to IOP(s).
CE tests MIC BIOS and calls
MIC BIOS.
IOP servicing boot redirects
its keyboard to the CE.
If IOPs are both present and their
disks are not current, a mirror copy
starts.
CEy is powered on and starts
the boot process.
CE passes POST.
CE issues boot request.
CE initializes interconnect
paths to IOP(s).
CE tests MIC BIOS and
calls MIC BIOS.
CEx
CEy
CE has active control of all
redirected devices.
After this point, CE
video display goes away
and is displayed on the
IOP.