Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Remotely deploying and automatically customizing workstation images
- Patent Title (中): 远程部署和自动定制工作站映像
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Application No.: US13303212Application Date: 2011-11-23
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Publication No.: US08533304B2Publication Date: 2013-09-10
- Inventor: Izzac Gonzalez , Carl D. Jacobs , Brendon T. DeCoster
- Applicant: Izzac Gonzalez , Carl D. Jacobs , Brendon T. DeCoster
- Applicant Address: US NY Armonk
- Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NY Armonk
- Agency: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts
- Main IPC: G06F15/177
- IPC: G06F15/177 ; G06F9/00 ; G06F17/00 ; G06F3/00

Abstract:
A method, system and program product for remotely deploying and automatically customizing workstation images. A client's first partition receives a workstation image deployed from a server in communication with the client via a network. The image includes a customization script. The server remotely boots the client, which is pre-configured to be booted by the server via the network. The server writes a customization parameter to the client's shared partition. The shared partition has a file system type that is accessible by the server via the remote boot and by the deployed image. One or more subsequent reboots of the client include the deployed image obtaining the customization parameter from the shared partition, identifying the customization script by using the customization parameter, and executing the customization script to automatically customize the client.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120072560A1 REMOTELY DEPLOYING AND AUTOMATICALLY CUSTOMIZING WORKSTATION IMAGES Public/Granted day:2012-03-22
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