Patent ID: 8726270

Claim:
A computer implemented distributed installation configuration system, comprising: an installer module operable to, by a processor, collect information needed for installing a plurality of product components on one or more machines before installing the plurality of product components, the installer module operable to install the one or more of the plurality of components; and a configuration agent module operable to, by a processor, store and manage the collected information after the installer module collects the information, the configuration agent module operable to provide data associated with the collected information, the installer module further operable to determine whether the plurality of product components are being installed for the first time, and if the plurality of product components are being installed for the first time, the installer module further operable to create the configuration agent module that can store and manage information for installing one or more product components on one or more machines after at least a first installation; if one or more of the plurality of product components were installed previously, the installer module further operable to determine a location of the configuration agent module containing information based on at least a previous installation, retrieve the collected information from the configuration agent module, continue with installing one or more of the plurality of product components using the collected information.