Patent ID: 6990600
Filing Date: 2006-01-24
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for checking a computer system configuration comprising the steps of: specifying a set of customer's requirements for a computer system configuration; designing a computer system configuration meeting the specified requirements, wherein the designed computer system configuration comprises a hardware portion and a software portion; generating a first check file, wherein the first check file comprises data identifying the hardware portion and the software portion of the designed computer system configuration; building the designed computer system configuration; deriving a second check file from the built computer system configuration, wherein the second check file comprises data identifying a hardware portion and a software portion of the built computer system configuration; comparing the first and second check files to determine whether the hardware portion of the designed system configuration matches the hardware portion of the built computer system configuration and whether the software portion of the designed system configuration matches the software portion of the built computer system configuration; and approving the built computer system configuration in dependence on the results of the comparison.