Device driver aggregation in operating system deployment
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsFrancesco Latino, Gianluca Mariani, Bernardo Pastorelli, Antonio Secomandi
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Abstract
A tool for managing device driver aggregation during operating system deployment. The tool receives a request for a device bundle, wherein the request originates from a first target client. The tool determines whether an available driver bundle matches the device bundle, wherein the available driver bundle is a driver bundle stored locally on a second target client. Responsive to a determination that the available driver bundle matches the device bundle, the tool provisions the available driver bundle to the first target client from the second target client.
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A method for managing device driver aggregation during operating system deployment, the method comprising:
- receiving, by one or more computer processors, a request for a device bundle, wherein the request originates from a first target client;
- determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether an available driver bundle matches the device bundle, wherein the available driver bundle is a driver bundle stored locally on a second target client;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the available driver bundle matches the device bundle, provisioning, by the one or more computer processors, the available driver bundle to the first target client from the second target client.
A computer program product for managing device driver aggregation during operating system deployment, the computer program product comprising:
- one or more computer readable storage media and program instructions stored on the one or more computer readable storage media, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive a request for a device bundle, wherein the request originates from a first target client;
- program instructions to determine whether an available driver bundle matches the device bundle, wherein the available driver bundle is a driver bundle stored locally on a second target client;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the available driver bundle matches the device bundle, program instructions to provision the available driver bundle to the first target client from the second target client.
A computer system for managing device driver aggregation during operating system deployment, the computer system comprising:
- one or more computer processors;
- one or more computer readable storage media;
- program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more computer readable storage media for execution by at least one of the one or more computer processors, the program instructions comprising:
- program instructions to receive a request for a device bundle, wherein the request originates from a first target client;
- program instructions to determine whether an available driver bundle matches the device bundle, wherein the available driver bundle is a driver bundle stored locally on a second target client;
- and
- responsive to a determination that the available driver bundle matches the device bundle, program instructions to provision the available driver bundle to the first target client from the second target client.
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