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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2008
Rui Xin Cao, Beijing, CN;
Le He, BeiJing, CN;
Xing Jin, BeiJing, CN;
Pei NI Liu, BeiJing, CN;
Qing BO Wang, Beijing, CN;
Ying Zhou, Beijing, CN;
Rui Xin Cao, Beijing, CN;
Le He, BeiJing, CN;
Xing Jin, BeiJing, CN;
Pei Ni Liu, BeiJing, CN;
Qing Bo Wang, Beijing, CN;
Ying Zhou, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A technique for updating configurations of a target system in a computer. The method comprises booting, based on Preboot Execution Environment technology, a micro-system for updating configurations of a target system before booting the target system, the micro-system performing the steps of: (a) acquiring target configuration packages via a network from a server; (b) extracting target configuration data from said target configuration packages; and (c) updating the configurations of said target system by using said target configuration data, wherein said micro-system is independent of said target system.