Patent ID: 6282712
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
In a data processing system having software and a plurality of computers, wherein the data processing system is managed by an administrator, the software having editions that are particular to a natural language, a type of processor and a type of operating system, a method for monitoring the computers of a data processing system and automatically configuring a new computer to operate in the data processing system, comprising computer-implemented steps of:determining when a new computer is added to the data processing system by comparing a stored list of the plurality of computers against a current list of the plurality of computers of the data processing system, the new computer has an associated natural language, executes a functioning operating system and has a processor;determining what software is to be automatically installed on the new computer based on the preferences of the administrator;determining the natural language associated with the new computer, a type of the operating system executing on the new computer a type of the processor in the new computer;selecting an edition of the software particular to the natural language, the type of the operating system and the type of the processor; andautomatically installing the selected edition of the software onto the new computer utilizing commands suitable for the type of the operating system of the new computer, resulting in the new computer having the software defined by the administrator based upon the particular location of the new computer within the data processing system.