Method and apparatus for remote modification of system configuration
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1. A method, comprising:
- collecting, at a first computer, first configuration settings stored at a client computer, the first configuration settings related to at least one of one or more central processing units (CPUs) in the client computer, memory in the client computer, or an operating system installed on the client computer;
comparing, at the first computer, the first configuration settings to reference configuration settings to determine whether to update the first configuration settings at the client computer;
determining whether one or more configuration settings updates require restarting the client computer; and
sending the one or more configuration settings updates from the first computer to the client computer based on the comparison of the first configuration settings to the reference configuration settings and based on the determination of whether the one or more configuration settings updates require the restarting of the client computer.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for updating the system configuration settings of a computer system. Embodiments include a remote system configuration system that enables a user to update the system configuration of a target machine from a server machine over a network or similar communications system. Another embodiment includes a system configuration method using a bus master device to write system configuration data into a target computer system.
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1. A method, comprising:
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collecting, at a first computer, first configuration settings stored at a client computer, the first configuration settings related to at least one of one or more central processing units (CPUs) in the client computer, memory in the client computer, or an operating system installed on the client computer; comparing, at the first computer, the first configuration settings to reference configuration settings to determine whether to update the first configuration settings at the client computer; determining whether one or more configuration settings updates require restarting the client computer; and sending the one or more configuration settings updates from the first computer to the client computer based on the comparison of the first configuration settings to the reference configuration settings and based on the determination of whether the one or more configuration settings updates require the restarting of the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system, comprising:
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a first computing device including first logic to; compare an up-to-date version of a system configuration with a second system configuration version of a second computing device to determine whether to update the second computing device; determine whether the up-to-date version of the system configuration requires restarting the second computing device; and send the up-to-date version of the system configuration to the second computing device based on the comparison and based on the determination of whether the up-to-date version of the system configuration requires the restarting of the second computing device; and the second computing device including second logic to; send to the first computing device the second system configuration version; and update the second computing device using the up-to-date version of the system configuration received from the first computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. At least one machine readable storage device comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to at least:
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obtain a first system configuration utilized by a client computing device; compare the first system configuration with an up-to-date version of a system configuration to determine whether to update the first system configuration; determine whether the up-to-date version of the system configuration requires restarting the client computing device; and send the up-to-date version of the system configuration to the client computing device based on the comparison of the first system configuration with the up-to-date version of the system configuration and based on the determination of whether the up-to-date version of the system configuration requires the restarting of the client computing device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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