Self-describing software image update components
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1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
- building a package, the package corresponding to part of an operating system image and containing files and settings; and
associating information with the package that describes the contents of the package such that an installation mechanism can determine how to install the package to a device.
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Abstract
Described is a system and method in which software images including updates are provided as packages. The package is self-describing, thereby facilitating the replacement of only component parts of an image. A software build process maps operating system features (comprising files, metadata, configuration information and so forth) into the packages, and executable code is processed for relocation purposes. The final package includes a device manifest file that describes the package and conveys dependency information and information about the priority of settings (shadow data).
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1. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
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building a package, the package corresponding to part of an operating system image and containing files and settings; and
associating information with the package that describes the contents of the package such that an installation mechanism can determine how to install the package to a device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 32)
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24. In a computing environment, a method comprising:
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a package generation process that builds a package containing files and settings; and
a package file creation process that creates a package file from the package by associating information with the package to describe the contents of the package, the information including component relationship information. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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