Method and apparatus for configuring a computer system
First Claim
1. An apparatus for configuring a computer system, said apparatus comprising:
- A) means for obtaining computer system specific information, said means further including;
means for producing a file identifier corresponding to a configuration file using one or more input parameter values comprising a portion of said computer system specific information; and
B) a configuration utility, responsive to said means for obtaining computer specific information, for configuring said computer system by performing resource allocation, said means for obtaining computer specific information communicating said file identifier to said configuration utility, said configuration utility further including;
filename constructing means, responsive to said means for producing a file identifier, for producing a filename using said file identifier and corresponding to a configuration file comprising configuration data used to configure said computer system.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for configuring a computer system is presented. Underlying system software communicates information to a configuration utility. The information identifies a particular operating system that executes in the computer system. Using this information, the configuration utility formulates configuration filenames and retrieves data from the configuration files describing system resources, system device requirements, and operating system constraints. The configuration utility performs the system configuration by allocating system resources to system devices in accordance with the operating system constraints and system device requirements.
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25 Claims
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1. An apparatus for configuring a computer system, said apparatus comprising:
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A) means for obtaining computer system specific information, said means further including; means for producing a file identifier corresponding to a configuration file using one or more input parameter values comprising a portion of said computer system specific information; and B) a configuration utility, responsive to said means for obtaining computer specific information, for configuring said computer system by performing resource allocation, said means for obtaining computer specific information communicating said file identifier to said configuration utility, said configuration utility further including; filename constructing means, responsive to said means for producing a file identifier, for producing a filename using said file identifier and corresponding to a configuration file comprising configuration data used to configure said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for configuring a computer system including system resources, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining, using underlying system software, computer specific information describing said computer system; producing, using said underlying system software, a file identifier using input parameters describing a portion of said computer specific information; transmitting, using said underlying system software, said file identifier to a configuration utility that configures said computer system; and constructing, by said configuration utility using said file identifier and in response to said transmitting step, a filename corresponding to a configuration file including configuration data used by said configuration utility to allocate said system resources. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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