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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1997
Richard D Amberg, Austin, TX (US);
Roger W Wong, Austin, TX (US);
Michael A Brundridge, Georgetown, TX (US);
Dell USA, L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);
Abstract
A method for installing and/or testing software for a build-to-order computer system having a plurality of components includes a plurality of elements. The computer system has an associated step sequence. The step sequence includes a plurality of steps where each step includes at least one command and a step is associated with a respective component descriptor. A component descriptor corresponds to a respective component of the computer system. The method includes accessing a command within the step sequence; creating a file including a start of execution indication; executing the command; deleting the file including the start of execution indication when the command completes execution; and repeating the accessing, creating, executing and deleting for the plurality of steps.