公开(公告)号：US20060218548A1

公开(公告)日：2006-09-28

申请号：US11089840

申请日：2005-03-25

申请人： Andrew Mason ,  William Laing ,  John MacIntyre ,  Richard Pletcher

发明人： Andrew Mason ,  William Laing ,  John MacIntyre ,  Richard Pletcher

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F9/45 ,  G06F9/44

CPC分类号： H04L41/0806 ,  G06F8/20 ,  G06F8/447 ,  G06F8/60 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F8/62 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G06F9/44505

摘要： The described systems and methods are directed at configuring a server based on a selected role. An installation application is configured to install core components in a server where these core components enable the server to perform the basic functions of a network computing device. A role management application is configured to enable a system administrator to select a role for the server and to automatically determine software components associated with the selected role. The role management application is then configured to build the software components and install the components on the server. The role management application is further configured to configure the components for the selected role. The automated installation process performed by the role management application enables a server to be efficiently configured for a particular role without installing other unnecessary components unrelated to the role.

公开(公告)号：US20060259754A1

公开(公告)日：2006-11-16

申请号：US11459560

申请日：2006-07-24

申请人： Wesley Miller ,  Richard Pletcher ,  Bruce Green ,  Jason Cohen

发明人： Wesley Miller ,  Richard Pletcher ,  Bruce Green ,  Jason Cohen

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F8/63 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F9/4401

摘要： Accessing files within a compressed image to boot from the compressed image. In one embodiment, the compressed image includes a boot environment and a software image combined to reduce file redundancy. The invention boots into the boot environment within the compressed image to install the software image on a computer.

摘要翻译： 访问压缩图像中的文件以从压缩映像引导。 在一个实施例中，压缩图像包括引导环境和组合以减少文件冗余的软件映像。 本发明引导到压缩图像内的引导环境中以将软件图像安装在计算机上。

公开(公告)号：US20050187894A1

公开(公告)日：2005-08-25

申请号：US10783781

申请日：2004-02-20

申请人： Richard Pletcher ,  David D'Souza ,  Peter Wilson ,  Myung Jang

发明人： Richard Pletcher ,  David D'Souza ,  Peter Wilson ,  Myung Jang

IPC分类号： G06F9/44 ,  G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/71

摘要： A method and system for providing a common operating system feature set for supporting a variety of operating system configurations is described. The common operating system feature set is organized to provide a minimal memory footprint applicable to a number of devices and methods of deployment. The common operating system includes dependencies among operating system components that provide a selection of integrated components that are validated for reliability. The common operating system includes an application program interface set that provides functionality for a variety of operating system scenarios.

摘要翻译： 描述了用于提供用于支持各种操作系统配置的公共操作系统特征集的方法和系统。 常见的操作系统特征集被组织以提供适用于多个设备和部署方法的最小内存占用。 常见的操作系统包括提供可靠性验证的集成组件的选择的操作系统组件之间的依赖性。 通用操作系统包括为各种操作系统场景提供功能的应用程序接口组。

公开(公告)号：US20070260868A1

公开(公告)日：2007-11-08

申请号：US11418761

申请日：2006-05-05

申请人： Patrick Azzarello ,  Anil Ingle ,  Richard Pletcher ,  Saad Syed

发明人： Patrick Azzarello ,  Anil Ingle ,  Richard Pletcher ,  Saad Syed

IPC分类号： G06F9/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/4406

摘要： A computing device is configured to assemble and boot an operating system in stages. A primary boot image is first obtained that includes enough of the operating system to support basic networking. Once the primary boot image is obtained, either through download or from storage on the device, the primary boot image is booted to start the networking. Once the networking is active, the boot activity for the device is suspended and one or more secondary operating system images are downloaded by the device. These images are chained to the primary boot image thereby creating a single/cohesive operating system. These secondary operating system images are successively booted in “stages” with each successive stage building upon the functionality of the previous stage.

摘要翻译： 计算设备被配置为分阶段地组装和引导操作系统。 首先获得包含足够的操作系统以支持基本网络的主启动映像。 通过下载或从设备上的存储获得主要启动映像后，将启动主引导映像以启动网络。 一旦网络激活，设备的启动活动将被暂停，并且设备会下载一个或多个辅助操作系统映像。 这些图像被链接到主启动映像，从而创建单个/连贯的操作系统。 这些辅助操作系统图像以“阶段”的顺序启动，每个后续阶段的构建基于前一阶段的功能。