METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A SOFTWARE IMAGE
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1. A method comprising:
- producing a simulated version of a software image for a first computing device on a second computing device;
altering said simulated version of said software image according to one or more installation instructions; and
installing said altered simulated version of said software image on a plurality of further computing devices, each being similar to said first computing device;
wherein,producing said simulated version of said software image comprises changing a format of said software image.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating the software image on a plurality of computing devices which comprises creating a simulated version of the software image of the devices in a changed format, altering the simulated version of the software image and copying the altered version back to the devices. The change of format typically obviates the need for human interaction during the update process.
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1. A method comprising:
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producing a simulated version of a software image for a first computing device on a second computing device; altering said simulated version of said software image according to one or more installation instructions; and installing said altered simulated version of said software image on a plurality of further computing devices, each being similar to said first computing device;
wherein,producing said simulated version of said software image comprises changing a format of said software image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 20, 23, 24, 29, 30)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor, memory including computer program code, the memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform; produce a simulated version of a software image for a first computing device on a second computing device; alter said simulated version of said software image according to one or more installation instructions; and install said altered simulated version of said software image on a plurality of further computing devices, each being similar to said first computing device;
wherein,produce said simulated version of said software image comprises changing a format of said software image.
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31. A computer readable medium storing instructions, said instructions being such that when processed by a processor configure said processor to:
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produce a simulated version of a software image for a first computing device on a second computing device; alter said simulated version of said software image according to one or more installation instructions; and install said altered simulated version of said software image on a plurality of further computing devices, each being similar to said first computing device;
wherein,producing said simulated version of said software image comprises changing a format of said software image.
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