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System Configuration
Method
for checking a computer system configuration
What is
claimed is:
1. A method for checking a computer
system configuration comprising the steps
of:
specifying a set of customer's requirements
for a computer system configuration;
designing a computer system configuration
meeting the specified requirements, wherein
the designed computer system configuration
comprises a hardware portion and a software
portion;
generating a first check file, wherein the
first check file comprises data identifying
the hardware portion and the software
portion of the designed computer system
configuration;
building the designed computer system
configuration;
deriving a second check file from the built
computer system configuration, wherein the
second check file comprises data identifying
a hardware portion and a software portion of
the built computer system configuration;
comparing the first and second check files
to determine whether the hardware portion of
the designed system configuration matches
the hardware portion of the built computer
system configuration and whether the
software portion of the designed system
configuration matches the software portion
of the built computer system configuration;
and
approving the built computer system
configuration in dependence on the results
of the comparison.
2. A method according to claim 1 in
which the first check file includes data
relating to a firmware portion of the
designed computer system configuration.
3. A method according to claim 1 in
which the step of generating the first check
file comprises the step of generating
checksum data from said software portion.
4. A method according to claim 3 in
which the step of generating checksum data
comprises the step of deriving checksum data
for each file in said software portion.
5. A method according to claim 1 in
which the second check file includes data
relating to a firmware portion of the built
computer system configuration.
6. A method according to claim 1 in
which the step of generating the second
check file comprises the step of generating
checksum data from said software portion.
7. A method according to claim 6 in
which the step of generating checksum data
comprises the step of deriving checksum data
for each file in said software portion.
8. A method for checking a computer
system configuration comprising the steps
of:
specifying a set of customer's requirements
for a computer system configuration;
designing a computer system configuration
meeting the specified requirements, wherein
the designed computer system configuration
comprises a hardware portion and a software
portion;
generating a first check file, wherein the
first check file comprises data identifying
the hardware portion and the software
portion of the designed computer system
configuration;
building and installing the designed
computer system configuration;
deriving a second check file from the
installed computer system configuration,
wherein the second check file comprises data
identifying a hardware portion and a
software portion of the installed computer
system configuration;
comparing the first and second check files
to determine whether the hardware portion of
the designed system configuration matches
the hardware portion of the installed
computer system configuration and whether
the software portion of the designed system
configuration matches the software portion
of the installed computer system
configuration; and
approving the installed computer system
configuration in dependence on the results
of the comparison.
9. A method according to claim 8 in
which the first check file includes data
relating to a firmware portion of the
designed computer system configuration.
10. A method according to claim 8 in
which the step of generating the first check
file comprises the step of generating
checksum data from said software portion.
11. A method according to claim 10 in
which the step of generating checksum data
comprises the step of deriving checksum data
for each file in said software portion.
12. A method according to claim 8 in
which the second check file includes data
relating to a firmware portion of the
installed computer system configuration.
13. A method according to claim 8 in
which the step of generating the second
check file comprises the step of generating
checksum data from said software portion.
14. A method according to claim 13 in
which the step of generating checksum data
comprises the step of deriving checksum data
for each file in said software portion. |
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