Method and apparatus for installing software block-by block via an image of the target storage device
US5604906A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 1995 |
| Grant date | Feb 18, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 6, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/177
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
To accelerate the process of installing software on a number of computers, an image is created with the same formatting as the target drive in each computer onto which the software is to be installed. To do so, a controller determines the manner in which target drives on the computers are formatted. The image drive is then created with the same formatting, using the known target drives as a frame of reference. Once the image drive has been created and the desired software bundle loaded onto it, the software is installed on the computers from the image file, on a block-by-block basis, rather than utilizing individual file transfer under the control of a higher level file management program.
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