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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 17, 1998
Jeffrey Randell Dean, Austin, TX (US);
Ingrid Milagros Rodriguez, Austin, TX (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer network includes a plurality of clients coupled to a server. The server includes data storage that stores network administration software and a shared client operating system. In response to detection of a new client attached to the computer network that has not previously been attached, the network administration software boots the shared client operating system on the new client. In one embodiment, the network administration software boots the shared client operating system on the new client in response to obtaining user logon information, where the user logon information is the only user input required for the network administration software to boot the shared client operating system on the new client.