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>Generally speaking, for a server, boot time is not a factor. Nobody needs their physical server to boot and be ready in 5 seconds... so it's never been a prior
by c_o_n_v_e_x 4y ago
>Generally speaking, for a server, boot time is not a factor. Nobody needs their physical server to boot and be ready in 5 seconds... so it's never been a priority. Stability and integrity are much more important in this arena.
Standard compute isn't the use case. Intel offers Slim Bootloader for systems that require very fast booting.. as close to "instant on" as you can get. An example would be a collision avoidance system in vehicles. Safety critical systems that require the ability to recover quickly.