Patent ID: 8103863
Filing Date: 2012-01-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for managing a workflow for assembling a data processing system according to a specific customized software configuration, the computer implemented method comprising: receiving, at a predetermined location, an installation request from a remote data processing system, wherein the installation request comprises an identity associated with the remote data processing system, and wherein the predetermined location is a manufacturer's warehouse, and wherein generating the installation request is performed by a set up initializer stored on a kernel on the remote data processing system, and wherein the set up initializer connects to a security validation and authorization system at the manufacturer's warehouse; retrieving an order associated with the identity, wherein the order specifies a customized software configuration that is specific to the remote data processing system, and wherein the order comprises firmware level, operating system level, product levels, fixes, and paths for installation; determining a process configuration based on the order, wherein the process configuration is a description of the order placed for the remote data processing system; responsive to determining, based on the process configuration, that none of a plurality of existing system images should be transferred to the remote data processing system: