Inventors:
John Anthony DeRosa - Bellevue WA
Benn Lee Schreiber - Bellevue WA
Peter Chapman Hayden - Mont Vernon NH
Scott Wade Apgar - Boxboro MA
Assignee:
Digital Equipment Corporation - Maynard MA
International Classification:
G06F 15177
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for configuring a computer system is presented. Underlying system software communicates information to a configuration utility. The information identifies a particular operating system that executes in the computer system. Using this information, the configuration utility formulates configuration filenames and retrieves data from the configuration files describing system resources, system device requirements, and operating system constraints. The configuration utility performs the system configuration by allocating system resources to system devices in accordance with the operating system constraints and system device requirements.