Method and system for software installation

摘要

A method for installing software on an information handling system (IHS) is provided, the method including receiving data associated with a plurality of hardware components and a plurality of software components, providing a plurality of software devices corresponding to the data, transferring the plurality of software devices to a virtual hard drive of a virtual machine and capturing an image of the virtual hard drive on an image storage.

主权项

1. A method for installing software on a first information handling system, the method comprising:
creating a virtual machine on a second information handling system, the virtual machine being substantially identical in configuration to the first information handling system by emulating, with one or more device emulators, a plurality of hardware components to be assembled on the first information handling system; receiving data associated with the plurality of hardware components to be assembled and a plurality of software components to be installed on the first information handling system; providing a plurality of software devices corresponding to the data; during assembly of the plurality of hardware components on the first information handling system, installing the plurality of software devices on the virtual machine according to the received data and storing the result on a virtual hard drive of the virtual machine; capturing an image of the virtual hard drive on an image storage device; and installing the captured image on the first information handling system from the image storage device.