Ingrid M Rodriguez

US Patent:

60527196, Apr 18, 2000

Filed:

May 14, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/078934

Inventors:

James Todd Bezanson - Kirkland WA
Yih Herng Chuang - Redmond WA
Ingrid Milagros Rodriguez - Austin TX

Assignee:

International Business Machines Corporation - Armonk NY

International Classification:

G06F 1300

US Classification:

709220

Abstract:

There is provided a prerecorded stored data file of a sequence of keystrokes and interactive display cursor selections for controlling the subsequent configuration of a network comprising a plurality of server computers and a plurality of client computers. This data file is created by predetermining the components and the programs to be supported by each of said server and client computers in said network and the configuration of said network, making the interactive keystroke and cursor entries required to install said predetermined components and programs on said server and client computers through the display interface of a primary one of said server computers and making the interactive keystroke and cursor entries required for further configuration of said network through said display interface. This sequence of said entries in a recorded data file in said primary server computer.