Software installation onto a client using existing resources

A Network Installation Management (NIM) server configured to install software, comprising:

• a hardware processor configured to initiate the following executable operations:
• receiving, from a client, a request to establish communication between the NIM server and the client;
• and
• sending, to the client and while the software is executing on the client, migrated data, wherein
• a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created in the client responsive to installation of the software being initialized,
• the migrated data is resource data obtained from NIM server and used for installing the software, and
• the virtual mapping device is used for scheduling between the memory driver and the NIM server with respect to an I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation to the memory driver or the remote NIM server.

A computer program product, comprising:

• a hardware storage device having stored therein computer usable program code for installing software,
• the computer usable program code, which when executed by a Network Installation Management (NIM) server, causes the NIM server to perform:
• receiving, from a client, a request to establish communication between the NIM server and the client;
• and
• sending, to the client and while the software is executing on the client, migrated data, wherein
• a virtual mapping device associated with a memory driver of the client is created in the client responsive to installation of the software being initialized,
• the migrated data is resource data obtained from NIM server and used for installing the software, and
• the virtual mapping device is used for scheduling between the memory driver and the NIM server with respect to an I/O operation for running the software so as to direct the I/O operation to the memory driver or the remote NIM server.