Patent ID: 8549272
Filing Date: 2013-10-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for managing an information handling system image to manufacture physical information handling systems, the method comprising: remotely interfacing from an enterprise location with a physical information handling system, the physical information handling system located at a manufacture location; defining a virtual machine image on the physical information handling system, the virtual machine image having a maintenance image, a manifest and a build engine, the build engine including a task sequencer to coordinate activities that specialize a physical information handling system image for hardware of a physical information handling system; launching the virtual machine image on the physical information handling system, the virtual machine image launched as a virtual machine; remotely interfacing from the enterprise location with the virtual machine to alter the virtual machine image; transforming the altered image to a physical information handling system image having at least an operating system operable to coordinate operation of physical components; saving the altered image at the manufacture location; and promoting the altered image to manufacture physical information handling systems that run the altered image operating system to coordinate operation of physical components.