Systems and methods for transferring information to a computer memory

• US 20050034118A1
• Filed: 07/13/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Siemens Business Services Inc (Atos SE)
• Original Assignee: Siemens Business Services Inc (Atos SE)
• Inventors: Segal, Robert, Raman, Jayathysan K., Jumani, Adnan A.
• Application Number:
  US10/889,825
• Publication Number:
  US 20050034118A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating a software image for subsequent installation on a target computer system. These systems and methods may include hardware and steps for creating an image of software on a source computer; transferring the image to a recipient computer; installing the imaged software the recipient computer; updating the hardware abstraction layer on the recipient computer to a required version; imaging the software on the recipient computer with the required hardware abstraction layer; and installing the image of the recipient computer on a target computer system.

Claims

1. A method for creating a software image for subsequent installation on a target computer system comprising:

creating an image of software on a source computer;

transferring the software image to a recipient computer and installing software included in the software image on the recipient computer;

updating a hardware abstraction layer on the recipient computer to a required version, if necessary; and

imaging the software installed on the recipient computer with the updated hardware abstraction layer for subsequent installation on a target computer system.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the creating an image of software on a source computer includes the use of Microsoft SysPrep imaging software.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein transferring the software image to a recipient computer is accomplished via a communications link.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the communications link is an Ethernet link.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the communications link is a Token Ring link.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the communications link is a fiber optic link.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the updating includes restarting the recipient computer before performing the imaging step.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the software is an operating system.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the operating system is Windows XP operating system.

10. A method for installing an imaged operating system on a target computer independent of a hardware abstraction layer present on the target computer, the method comprising:

installing the operating system on a first computer as desired by a user;

creating an image of the installed operating system;

transferring the image of the operating system to a second computer and installing the operating system on the second computer; and

imaging the installed operating system on the second computer with an updated hardware abstraction layer for subsequent installation on a target computer system.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the creating an image of software on a source computer includes the use of Microsoft SysPrep imaging software.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein transferring the software image to a recipient computer is accomplished via a communications link.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the communications link is an Ethernet link.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the communications link is a Token Ring link.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the communications link is a fiber optic link.

16. The method of claim 10, wherein the updating includes restarting the recipient computer before performing the imaging step.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the software is an operating system.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the operating system is Windows XP operating system.

19. A system for creating a software image for subsequent installation on a target computer system comprising:

a source computer;

a first disk imaging means for creating an image of a software application on the source computer;

a first communication link for transferring a software image from the source computer to a recipient computer, wherein software included in the transferred software image is installed on the recipient computer;

a means for updating a hardware abstraction layer on the recipient computer to a required version, if necessary;

a second disk imaging means for imaging the software installed with the updated hardware abstraction layer on the recipient computer; and

a second communication link for transferring a software image from the recipient computer to a target computer system.