A network boot system including one or more client terminals, a DHCP
(Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) server, a PXE (Preboot Execution
Environment) server, a TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) server, a
database administration server, one or more storage devices, and an
authentification server (such as a Radius server) connected to each other
via a TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol)/Internet Protocol) network.
A plurality of LU provided in the storage devices as separated into a
system area LU and a user area LU prepared per user.