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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 21, 2025
Filed:
May. 18, 2021
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Francesco Bleve, Milltown, NJ (US);
Holger Strobel, Steinbach, DE;
Szófia Fazekas-Zisch, Öhningen, DE;
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft, Munich, DE;
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for building an application image on a target device of an industrial automation system is disclosed. The target device includes an internal storage medium organized into one or more logical volumes. The method includes identifying an external storage device connected to the target device. The method further includes extending a logical volume of the target device through integration between the internal storage medium and the external storage device. The method further includes initiating a build process for building the application image, wherein the extended logical volume is utilized by the build process. The build process necessitates more space than that used by a final artifact resulting from the build process. The method further includes, subsequent to the completion of the build process, shrinking the extended logical volume to its original state prior to the extension, enabling release of the external storage device from the target device.