Method and system for installing a software platform onto a computer system
First Claim
1. A method for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising the following steps:
- providing a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform;
designating, by a user, a computer system and a software platform of a plurality of software platforms to be installed on the designated computer system using a graphical user interface; and
querying the control file of the particular software platform corresponding to the software platform designated by the user to identify an entry having computer system identifiers that pertain to the designated computer system.
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Abstract
A method and system for loading a software platform onto a computer system is provided. The method and system allow a user to designate a target computer system by entering computer model and submodel identifiers, and to select a particular software platform. A control file pertaining to the selected software platform is then located and queried to identify an entry in the control file having computer model identifiers and submodel identifiers that match the entered identifiers. If a match is established, support data from the identified entry is displayed. Based upon the support data, a boot disk can be created and the selected software platform can loaded onto the designated computer system.
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35 Claims
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1. A method for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising the following steps:
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providing a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform; designating, by a user, a computer system and a software platform of a plurality of software platforms to be installed on the designated computer system using a graphical user interface; and querying the control file of the particular software platform corresponding to the software platform designated by the user to identify an entry having computer system identifiers that pertain to the designated computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising the following steps:
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providing a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, wherein each entry comprises computer system identifiers and support data; entering, by a user, particular computer system identifiers into a graphical user interface; selecting, by a user, a particular software platform of a plurality of software platforms using the interface; querying the control file of the particular software platform corresponding to the software platform designated by the user to identify an entry having computer system identifiers that match the entered computer system identifiers; and installing the selected software platform onto a computer system having the entered computer system identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising the following steps:
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entering, by a user, a particular computer model identifier and a particular computer submodel identifier into a graphical user interface; selecting, by a user, a particular software platform from a plurality of software platforms using the interface; locating a control file corresponding to the software platform selected by the user in a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, wherein each entry comprises computer model identifiers, computer submodel identifiers, and support data; querying the located control file to identify an entry having a computer model identifier and a computer submodel identifier that match the entered computer model identifier and computer submodel identifier; displaying the support data from the identified entry; and installing the selected software platform onto a computer system having the entered identifiers based upon the displayed support data. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A system for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface for entering, by a user, computer system identifiers and for selecting a software platform from a plurality of software platforms; a query system for querying a control file corresponding to the software platform selected by the user in a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, to identify an entry in the control file having computer system identifiers that match the entered computer system identifiers; and a boot system for creating a boot disk, based upon the identified entry, for die selected software platform to be installed onto a computer system having the entered computer system identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A system for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising:
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an entry system for entering, by a user, computer system identifiers; a selection system for selecting, by a user, a software platform from a plurality of software platforms; a query system for querying a control file corresponding to die software platform selected by the user in a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, to identify an entry having computer system identifiers that match the entered computer system identifiers; and a boot system for creating a boot disk, based upon the identified entry, for the selected software platform to be installed onto a computer system having the entered computer system identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for installing a software platform onto a computer system, comprising:
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a graphical user interface having; an entry system for entering, by a user, a computer model identifier and a computer submodel identifier; and a selection system for selecting, by a user, a software platform from a plurality of software platforms; a query system for querying a control file corresponding to the software platform selected by the user in a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, to identify an entry in the control file having a computer model identifier and a computer submodel identifier that match the entered computer model identifier and computer submodel identifier; a display system for displaying support data from the identified entry; and a boot system for creating a boot disk, based upon the identified entry, for the selected software platform to be installed onto a computer system having the entered computer model identifier and computer submodel identifier.
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30. A program product stored on a recordable medium for installing a software platform onto a computer system, which when executed, comprises:
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a graphical user interface for entering, by a user, computer system identifiers and for selecting a software platform from a plurality of software platforms; a query system for querying a control file corresponding to the software platform selected by the user in a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, to identify an entry in the control file having computer system identifiers that match the entered computer system identifiers; and a boot system for creating a boot disk, based upon the identified entry, for the selected software platform to be installed onto a computer system having the entered computer system identifiers. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A program product stored on a recordable medium for installing a software platform onto a computer system, which when executed, comprises:
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graphical user interface for entering, by a user, computer system identifiers and for selecting a software platform from a plurality of software platforms; program code configured to query a control file corresponding to the software platform selected by the user in a plurality of control files, each control file pertaining to a different particular software platform and having entries of computer system identifiers pertaining to the particular software platform, to identify an entry in the control file having computer system identifiers that match the entered computer system identifiers; program code configured to display support data from the identified entry; and program code configured to create a boot disk, based upon the identified entry, for the selected software platform to be installed onto a computer system having the entered computer system identifiers.
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