Method and apparatus for provisioning heterogeneous operating systems onto heterogeneous hardware systems
US7600005B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 23, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for provisioning a plurality of heterogeneous operating systems on a plurality of target hosts that includes for each of the plurality of target hosts, obtaining a type of operating system (OS) to be provisioned on the target host, populating an OS profile model based on the type of operating system obtained, activating a deployment service based on the type of operating system, and provisioning the target host using a deployment service and the OS profile model.
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