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Remote Initial Program Load
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<p> Remote Initial Program Load (RIPL or RPL) is a protocol for starting a computer and <a href="/facts/Network_booting/gHYblI6n">loading</a> its <a href="/facts/Operating_system/8XTuvMh2">operating system</a> from a <a href="/facts/Server_(computing)/dEaYFD7r">server</a> via a <a href="/facts/Network_(computing)/3w5RM99p">network</a>. Such a server runs a <a href="/facts/Network_operating_system/K9MlJLI3">network operating system</a> such as <a href="/facts/LAN_Manager/JLXQQlGT">LAN Manager</a>, <a href="/facts/IBM_LAN_Server/bM7108T9">LAN Server</a>, <a href="/facts/Windows_NT/EtccWvxQ">Windows NT</a> Server, <a href="/facts/Novell/lABGMT7U">Novell</a> <a href="/facts/NetWare/cfnyxMzs">NetWare</a>, <a href="/facts/LANtastic/bJeLTSdJ">LANtastic</a>, <a href="/facts/Solaris_(operating_system)/KPfT98EJ">Solaris</a> or <a href="/facts/Linux/9FvCKSTq">Linux</a>. </p><p>RIPL is similar to <a href="/facts/Preboot_Execution_Environment/k6uV4fwT">Preboot Execution Environment</a> (PXE), but it uses the Novell NetWare-based <a href="/facts/Booting/j6N1kRpc">boot</a> method. It was originally developed by <a href="/facts/IBM/QszA7nwd">IBM</a>. </p>