Database for facilitating software installation and testing for a build-to-order computer system

A database for use by a system apparatus in the manufacturing of a build-to-order computer system comprising:

• a step table containing a set of software installation and testing steps shared among different components of substantially all computer systems being manufactured, wherein a prescribed software installation or testing step is executed by the system apparatus during the manufacturing of the build-to-order computer system to facilitate a corresponding software installation or testing for the build-to-order computer system, the step table including a maximum instance attribute indicting a maximum number of times that a corresponding step runs;
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• a component table coupled to the step table, the component table containing a set of substantially all possible components that are included within the computer systems being manufactured, wherein the prescribed software installation or testing step executed by the system database is determined in accordance with a corresponding component included in the build-to-order computer system.

A database for use by a system database in the manufacturing of a build-to-order computer system comprising:

• a step table containing a set of software installation and testing steps shared among different components of substantially all computer systems being manufactured, wherein a prescribed software installation or testing step is executed by the system apparatus during the manufacturing of the build-to-order computer system to facilitate a corresponding software installation or testing for the build-to-order computer system, the step table including a phase attribute designating in which phase of manufacture a step is to be extended;
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• a component table coupled to the step table containing a set of substantially all possible components that are included within computer systems being manufactured, wherein the prescribed software installation or testing step executed by the system apparatus is determined in accordance with a corresponding component included in the build-to-order computer system.

A system database including a database for use in the manufacturing of a build-to-order computer system comprising:

• a step table containing a set of software installation and testing steps shared among different components of substantially all computer systems being manufactured by the system apparatus, wherein a prescribed software installation or testing step is executed by the system apparatus during the manufacturing of the build-to-order computer system to facilitate a corresponding software installation or testing for the build-to-order computer system, the step table including an aftercode attribute identifying whether a halt or reboot is required after a corresponding step is executed;
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• a component table coupled to the step table, the component table containing a set of substantially all possible components that are included within the computer systems being manufactured, wherein the prescribed software installation or testing step executed by the system apparatus is determined in accordance with a corresponding component included in the build-to-order computer system.

A system apparatus including a database for use in the manufacturing of a build-to-order computer system comprising:

• a step table containing a set of software installation and testing steps shared among different components of substantially all computer systems being manufactured by the system apparatus, wherein a prescribed software installation or testing step is executed by the system apparatus during the manufacturing of the build-to-order computer system to facilitate a corresponding software installation or testing for the build-to-order computer system, the step table including a maximum instance attribute indicting a maximum number of times that a corresponding step runs;
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• a component table coupled to the step table, the component table containing a set of substantially all possible components that are included within the computer systems being manufactured, wherein the prescribed software installation or testing step executed by the system apparatus is determined in accordance with a corresponding component included in the build-to-order computer system.

A system apparatus including a database for use in the manufacturing of a build-to-order computer system comprising:

• a step table containing a set of software installation and testing steps shared among different components of substantially all computer systems being manufactured by the system apparatus, wherein a prescribed software installation or testing step is executed by the system apparatus during the manufacturing of the build-to-order computer system to facilitate a corresponding software installation or testing for the build-to-order computer system, the step table including a phase attribute designating in which phase of manufacture a step is to be extended;
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• a component table coupled to the step table containing a set of substantially all possible components that are included within computer systems being manufactured, wherein the prescribed software installation or testing step executed by the system apparatus is determined in accordance with a corresponding component included in the build-to-order computer system.