Data processing: software development – installation – and managem – Software upgrading or updating
Reexamination Certificate
2004-06-24
2008-03-25
Zhen, Wei Y. (Department: 2191)
Data processing: software development, installation, and managem
Software upgrading or updating
C709S202000, C709S203000, C713S002000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07350201
ABSTRACT:
A software distribution application supporting the installation of operating systems on pristine computers is proposed. A new configuration element is added for virtually defining an operating system; the configuration element points to a corresponding image of the operating system on different pristine servers. Moreover, the pristine computers can be defined in a target database before they actually exist; each pristine computer subscribes to a reference model specifying the installation of the operating system. A plan is then generated with actions for installing the operating system on the pristine computers. When the plan is submitted for execution, a plug-in module associates each pristine computer with the image of the operating system on the respective pristine server. In this way, as soon as a pristine computer is turned on and transmits a remote installation request to the pristine server the associated image is automatically installed.
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Ferri Luca
Manganelli Patrizia
Scotti Alessandro
International Business Machines - Corporation
LaBaw Jeffrey S.
Nguyen Phillip H
Tkacs Stephen R.
Walder, Jr. Stephen J.
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