Abstract: A boot device, a local or remote install media, and a local or remote storage device are provided to a computer system. The boot device comprises an install media locator and starter module. The local or remote install media comprises an install set up and control module and an install module. The local or remote storage device comprises a defaulted or a customized collection of installation files. The defaulted/customized collection of install files comprise a classification rules file, a number of pre-install class class script files, a number of install class parameter files, and a number of post-install class script files. Together, these elements cooperate to automatically install software products on the computer system, and configure the operating environment of the computer system.

Abstract: The system and method of this invention automatically routes a connection between data processing systems in different network domains. As an example, an application running on a data processing system utilizing a network domain such as TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), can automatically make a connection to another data processing system utilizing a different network domain such as SNA (Systems Network Architecture). The connection is automatically performed in the layer containing the communication end point objects. In a preferred embodiment, the connection is automatically performed in the socket layer of the AIX operating system, or in the socket layer of other operating systems based upon the Berkeley version of the UNIX operating system.