Method for updating programs in a networked environment, whereby the program to be updated is first copied to each network unit so that installation can be carried out simultaneously at a predetermined time

摘要

Method has the following steps: provision of an installation program in each data processing unit; loading of a program into storage of each data processing unit using the installation program; determination of a time for carrying out a program installation in each data processing unit; and automatic installation of the program in each data processing unit at the given time.