CA2457440A1 - System and method for the automatic installation and configuration of an operating system - Google Patents

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CA2457440A1
CA2457440A1 CA002457440A CA2457440A CA2457440A1 CA 2457440 A1 CA2457440 A1 CA 2457440A1 CA 002457440 A CA002457440 A CA 002457440A CA 2457440 A CA2457440 A CA 2457440A CA 2457440 A1 CA2457440 A1 CA 2457440A1
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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Abstract

A system and a method for installing and configurating a package including an operating system, software products, and applications on end-user computers connected to server computers in a network. The method is based on a pull deployment model where installation is triggered and performed on site by the end-user, using tools provided by an administrator. Based on a predefined machine function, a generation process generates a source file having required parameters to make the installation, those parameters being stored in a centralized configuration database. Response files needed for the installation are generated in turn. The system allows tracking the installation, process and reporting its success or failure to the central database.
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