Controlling the installation and configuration of programs and components in a network of server and client computers through entries into a primary server computer
First Claim
1. A method for the setting up of a network comprising at least one server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, including steps of:
- predetermining components, and application programs to be supported by each of said server and client computers in said network in said network configuration,designating one server computer having an interactive display interface to function as primary server computer, andcontrolling installation of said application programs and other programs which may be required to support said components through entries to said interactive display interface of said primary server computer.
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Abstract
A method for the configuration of a network made up of server and client computers is provided, which involves the setting of a primary server having an interactive display and the installation of all of the application programs and the driver programs, which may be required to support internal and external components of all of the other server and client computers in the network which is controlled through entries to the interactive display interface of said primary server computer. Similarly, the operating system installation for the server and client computers may be controlled through entries to this primary server computer interface. Also, adapters required by the other server and client computers to support various components are selected through entries made through the interface to the primary server computer.
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1. A method for the setting up of a network comprising at least one server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, including steps of:
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predetermining components, and application programs to be supported by each of said server and client computers in said network in said network configuration, designating one server computer having an interactive display interface to function as primary server computer, and controlling installation of said application programs and other programs which may be required to support said components through entries to said interactive display interface of said primary server computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program having program code included on a computer readable medium for the setting up of a computer network comprising at least one server computer and a respective plurality of client computers connected to each server computer, comprising:
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means for designating one server computer having an interactive display interface to function as the primary server computer, means for determining the components, and the application programs to be supported by each of said server and client computers in said network, and means for controlling the installation of said application programs and other programs which may be required to support said components through entries to said interactive display interface of said primary server computer. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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