System, method, and medium for configuring client computers to operate disconnected from a server computer while using a master instance of the operating system
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1. A server computer in a computer system, the server computer comprising:
- a master operating system (OS) comprising a set of computer program files and at least one configuration file to operate a client computer, wherein the master OS forms a complete operating system;
a version managing program configured to;
create a new version of the master OS by modifying at least one of the set of computer program files; and
maintain a plurality of versions of the master OS, including the new version of the master OS; and
a server program configured to transfer the new version of the master OS as read-only files to at least one of a plurality of client computers each having a cache memory that includes a first logical partition and a second logical partition, wherein the new version of the master OS is transferred to be cached in the second logical partition of the at least one client computer if an older version of the master OS that is being used to operate the at least one client computer resides in the first logical partition.
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Abstract
A computer system comprises a server. The server, in turn, comprises one or more master instances of an operating system (OS). The OS comprises a set of computer program files to operate a computer. The server also includes a version-managing program maintaining the one or more master operating systems. The computer system also includes a number of client computers each of which is configured to operate using one of the one or more master operating systems as read-only files.
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1. A server computer in a computer system, the server computer comprising:
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a master operating system (OS) comprising a set of computer program files and at least one configuration file to operate a client computer, wherein the master OS forms a complete operating system; a version managing program configured to; create a new version of the master OS by modifying at least one of the set of computer program files; and maintain a plurality of versions of the master OS, including the new version of the master OS; and a server program configured to transfer the new version of the master OS as read-only files to at least one of a plurality of client computers each having a cache memory that includes a first logical partition and a second logical partition, wherein the new version of the master OS is transferred to be cached in the second logical partition of the at least one client computer if an older version of the master OS that is being used to operate the at least one client computer resides in the first logical partition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 19)
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7. A computer system, comprising:
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a plurality of client computers, each of which has a cache memory including a first logical partition and a second logical partition; and a server computer comprising; at least one master operating system (OS) comprising a set of computer program files and at least one configuration file to operate a client computer, wherein the at least one master OS forms a complete operating system; a version managing program for; creating a new version of the at least one master OS by modifying at least one of the set of computer program files; and maintaining a plurality of versions of the at least one master OS, including the new version of the at least one master OS; and a server program for transferring the new version of the at least one master OS as read-only files to at least one of the plurality of client computers, wherein the new version of the at least one master OS is transferred to be cached in the second logical partition of the at least one client computer if an older version of the at least one master OS that is being used to operate the at least one client computer resides in the first logical partition. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer assisted method comprising the acts of:
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creating a master operating system (OS) on a server computer, the master operating system comprising a set of computer program files and at least one configuration file to operate a client computer, wherein the master OS forms a complete operating system; creating a new version of the master OS on the server computer by modifying at least one of the set of computer program files; maintaining on the server computer a plurality of versions of the master OS, including the new version of the master OS; and transferring the new version of the master OS as read-only files from the server computer to at least one of a plurality of client computers each having a cache memory that includes a first logical partition and a second logical partition, wherein the new version of the master OS is transferred to be cached in the second logical partition of the at least one client computer if an older version of the master OS that is being used to operate the at least one client computer resides in the first logical partition. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, residing on a non-transitory computer-readable medium, the computer program product comprising computer instructions for execution on a server computer to:
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create a master operating system (OS) on the server computer, the master OS comprising a set of computer program files and at least one configuration file to operate a client computer, wherein the master OS forms a complete operating system; create a new version of the master OS by modifying at least one of the set of computer program files; maintain a plurality of versions of the master OS, including the new version of the master OS; and transfer the new version of the master OS as read-only files to at least one of a plurality of client computers each having a cache memory that includes a first logical partition and a second logical partition, wherein the new version of the master OS is transferred to be cached in the second logical partition of the at least one client computer if an older version of the master OS that is being used to operate the at least one client computer resides in the first logical partition. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 20)
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