Patent ID: 8347071
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for deploying a virtual image to a target physical computer, the method comprising: booting into a preinstallation environment on the target physical computer; retrieving the virtual image for deployment to the target physical computer; mounting the virtual image so that the virtual image contents are accessible from the preinstallation environment as a collection of files; extracting the virtual image contents to the target physical computer's physical data storage; identifying machine-specific data stored in the virtual image; adjusting the identified machine-specific data based on hardware of the target physical computer; finalizing the target computer system for booting into the deployed operating system; and rebooting the target physical computer to complete the deployment, so that the target physical computer boots into the deployed operating system, wherein the preceding steps are performed by at least one processor.