Distributed Installation Configuration System and Method
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1. A distributed installation configuration system, comprising:
- an installer module operable to collect information needed for installing a plurality of product components on one or more machines before installing the plurality of product components, the installer module operable to install the one or more of the plurality of components; and
a configuration agent module operable to store and manage the collected information, the configuration agent module operable to provide data associated with the collected information,the installer module further operable to determine whether the plurality of product components are being installed for the first time, and if the plurality of product components are being installed for the first time, the installer module further operable to create the configuration agent module;
if one or more of the plurality of product components were installed previously, the installer module further operable to determine a location of the configuration agent module, whether on a local machine or a remote machine, retrieve the collected information from the configuration agent module, continue with installing one or more of the plurality of product components using the collected information.
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Abstract
Distributed installation configuration system and method are provided. The system and method in one aspect collects information about all products and components being installed from a centralized user interface, before the actual installation is performed, regardless of the target machine locations. The collected information is then stored centrally. Thereafter, subsequent installations, whether on the same or different machine locations, access this information for the subsequent installation procedure.
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1. A distributed installation configuration system, comprising:
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an installer module operable to collect information needed for installing a plurality of product components on one or more machines before installing the plurality of product components, the installer module operable to install the one or more of the plurality of components; and a configuration agent module operable to store and manage the collected information, the configuration agent module operable to provide data associated with the collected information, the installer module further operable to determine whether the plurality of product components are being installed for the first time, and if the plurality of product components are being installed for the first time, the installer module further operable to create the configuration agent module; if one or more of the plurality of product components were installed previously, the installer module further operable to determine a location of the configuration agent module, whether on a local machine or a remote machine, retrieve the collected information from the configuration agent module, continue with installing one or more of the plurality of product components using the collected information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20)
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11. A distributed installation configuration method, comprising:
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determining whether one or more product components associated with a suite of products being installed were previously installed on one or more local or remote machines; if one or more product components associated with a suite of products being installed were previously installed, determining a location of a configuration system agent, retrieving information related to current installation being performed on a current machine from the configuration system agent, obtaining a set of localized information from a user, and installing one or more product components on the current machine using the retrieved information and the set of localized information; if one or more product components associated with a suite of products being installed were not previously installed, obtaining information associated with all product components in the suite of products being installed, creating a configuration system agent and storing the information with the configuration system agent, and installing on a current machine one or more product components selected for the current machine using at least some of the information. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a distributed installation configuration method, comprising:
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determining whether one or more product components associated with a suite of products being installed were previously installed on one or more local or remote machines; if one or more product components associated with a suite of products being installed were previously installed, determining a location of a configuration system agent, retrieving information related to current installation being performed on a current machine from the configuration system agent, obtaining a set of localized information from a user, and installing one or more product components on the current machine using the retrieved information and the set of localized information; if one or more product components associated with a suite of products being installed were not previously installed, obtaining information associated with all product components in the suite of products being installed, creating a configuration system agent and storing the information with the configuration system agent, and installing on a current machine one or more product components selected for the current machine using at least some of the information. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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