Microsoft Corporation
Overloading a boot error signaling mechanism to enable error mitigation actions to be performed

Abstract:

A computing device, such as a server in a cloud computing system, can be configured to enable error mitigation actions to be performed when the computing device experiences a failure. The computing device includes firmware that can be configured to detect an error indication during a boot sequence of the server, determine at least one desired error mitigation action based at least in part on the error indication, and create a boot error record that identifies the at least one desired error mitigation action. The computing device also includes an operating system that can be configured to obtain the boot error record during the boot sequence and cause the at least one desired error mitigation action that is identified in the boot error record to be performed.