BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to information handling systems. More specifically, embodiments of the invention relate to tracking heterogeneous operating system installation status during a manufacturing process.

Description of the Related Art

As the value and use of information continues to increase, individuals and businesses seek additional ways to process and store information. One option available to users is information handling systems. An information handling system generally processes, compiles, stores, and/or communicates information or data for business, personal, or other purposes thereby allowing users to take advantage of the value of the information. Because technology and information handling needs and requirements vary between different users or applications, information handling systems may also vary regarding what information is handled, how the information is handled, how much information is processed, stored, or communicated, and how quickly and efficiently the information may be processed, stored, or communicated. The variations in information handling systems allow for information handling systems to be general or configured for a specific user or specific use such as financial transaction processing, airline reservations, enterprise data storage, or global communications. In addition, information handling systems may include a variety of hardware and software components that may be configured to process, store, and communicate information and may include one or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for an inter process communication abstraction which provides a simple, common, and reliable solution for performing a customer operating system installation operation.

More specifically, in one embodiment the invention relates to a customer operating system installation operation comprising: performing a customer operating system installation operation onto an information handling system, comprising: performing a customer operating system installation operation; and, performing a UEFI boot entry operation, the UEFI boot entry operation accessing a UEFI boot entry when performing the customer operating system installation operation, the UEFI boot entry operation providing a communication abstraction between a manufacturing operating system and the customer operating system.

In another embodiment the invention relates to a system comprising: a processor; a data bus coupled to the processor; and a non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the non-transitory, computer-readable storage medium being coupled to the data bus, the computer program code interacting with a plurality of computer operations and comprising instructions executable by the processor and configured for: performing a customer operating system installation operation onto an information handling system, comprising: performing a customer operating system installation operation; and, performing a UEFI boot entry operation, the UEFI boot entry operation accessing a UEFI boot entry when performing the customer operating system installation operation, the UEFI boot entry operation providing a communication abstraction between a manufacturing operating system and the customer operating system.

In another embodiment the invention relates to a computer-readable storage medium embodying computer program code, the computer program code comprising computer executable instructions configured for: performing a customer operating system installation operation onto an information handling system, comprising: performing a customer operating system installation operation; and, performing a UEFI boot entry operation, the UEFI boot entry operation accessing a UEFI boot entry when performing the customer operating system installation operation, the UEFI boot entry operation providing a communication abstraction between a manufacturing operating system and the customer operating system.

