COMPARING AND PROVISIONING CONFIGURATIONS FOR A CLIENT HAVING A WINDOWS-BASED EMBEDDED IMAGE
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Abstract
Examples of methods and apparatus are provided for comparing and provisioning configurations for a local client having a windows-based embedded image. The apparatus may include a retrieval module of the local client configured to facilitate locating a remote repository server containing a new configuration file, to facilitate obtaining the new configuration file from the remote repository server, and to facilitate obtaining a previous configuration file associated with a previous configuration change successfully applied to the embedded image. The apparatus may include a configuration comparison module of the local client configured to compare the new configuration file with the previous configuration file. The apparatus may include an apply settings module of the local client configured to apply, to the embedded image, one of a new configuration change and the previous configuration change based on the comparison. The new configuration change may be based on the new configuration file.
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36 Claims
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17. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and a computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when read and executed by the processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising; obtaining, each time a local client having a Windows-based embedded image boots up, a new configuration file from a repository server; obtaining, each time the local client boots up, a previous configuration file associated with a previous configuration change successfully applied to the Windows-based embedded image; comparing, each time the local client boots up, the new configuration file with the previous configuration file; and provisioning the local client based on the comparison between the new configuration file and the previous configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method comprising:
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obtaining, each time a local client having a Windows-based embedded image boots up, a new configuration file from a repository server; obtaining, each time the local client boots up, a previous configuration file associated with a previous configuration change successfully applied to the Windows-based embedded image; comparing, each time the local client boots up, the new configuration file with the previous configuration file; and provisioning the local client based on the comparison between the new configuration file and the previous configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions that, when read and executed by a processor, are configured to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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obtaining, each time a local client having a Windows-based embedded image boots up, a new configuration file from a repository server; obtaining, each time the local client boots up, a previous configuration file associated with a previous configuration change successfully applied to the Windows-based embedded image; comparing, each time the local client boots up, the new configuration file with the previous configuration file; and provisioning the local client based on the comparison between the new configuration file and the previous configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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