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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2004
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2000
Naoto Matsunami, Sagamihara, JP;
Yoichi Mizuno, Fujisawa, JP;
Hideki Kamimaki, Fujisawa, JP;
Jun Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Akira Yamamoto, Cupertino, CA (US);
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A computer system including a plurality of computers, a management console operated by the operator to install a program in the computers and a storage subsystem coupled to the computers and the management console is disclosed. The storage subsystem includes a first storage unit shared by the computers and a plurality of second storage units exclusively used by the computers respectively. The first storage unit has stored therein a file related to the program installed in the computers and an installer program for executing the work of installing a program. The second storage units have each stored therein an install agent executed by each computer and a control file accessed by the install agent. The management console includes an install manager for starting the execution of the install agent on each computer. The install manager starts the process according to the install agent on each computer by switching on the power supply of each computer. The install agent, once the process thereof is started, starts the installer program in accordance with the contents of the control file. The installer program reads a related file from the first storage unit, and transfers it to the second storage unit exclusive to the corresponding computer thereby to install the program.