| 摘要 |
A software distribution application ( 205,250,255 ) supporting the installation of operating systems on pristine computers ( 110 ) is proposed. A new configuration element ( 210 ) is added for virtually defining an operating system; the configuration element points to a corresponding image of the operating system on different pristine servers ( 120 ). Moreover, the pristine computers can be defined in a target database ( 220 ) before they actually exist; each pristine computer subscribes to a reference model ( 215 ) specifying the installation of the operating system. A plan ( 235 ) is then generated with actions for installing the operating system on the pristine computers. When the plan is submitted for execution, a plug-in module ( 250,255 ) associates each pristine computer with the image of the operating system on the respective pristine server. In this way, as soon as a pristine computer is turned on and transmits ( 458 ) a remote installation request to the pristine server the associated image is automatically installed ( 470 - 483 ).
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