Platform specific payload management

摘要

A computer-implemented method, program product and apparatus for platform specific payload management. The method receives a request containing an OS override value, calls a set of selection bundles using the OS override value and receives true for all selection bundles in the set of selection bundles applicable to the OS override value to form applicable selections and false for all selection bundles not applicable to the OS override value. The computer-implemented method further identifies OS specific payloads using the applicable selections, selects an OS specific payload as a deployable image from a repository, downloads the deployable image to a target system from the repository and unpacks the deployable image on the target system to form an installed image.

主权项

1. A method for platform specific payload management using a repository of heterogeneous payloads, the method comprising steps performed by a computer of:
receiving a request containing an operating system (OS) selection criteria specifying a particular operation system to be deployed on a target system; responsive to receiving the request, calling a set of selection bundles using the OS selection criteria; responsive to calling the set of selection bundles using the OS selection criteria, identifying, by at least one selection bundle of the set of selection bundles, identified selection bundles of the set of selection bundles based on the OS selection criteria; responsive to identifying the identified selection bundles by the at least one selection bundle of the set of selection bundles, selecting at least one OS specific payload as a deployable image from the repository using the identified selection bundles; responsive to selecting the at least one OS specific payload, downloading the deployable image across a network to the target system; and unpacking the deployable image on the target system to form an installed operating system image that is usable as an operating system on the target system without subsequent installation processing.