Disclosed is a method for automatically re-provisioning an appliance server
without significant user-interaction. The disk drive of a server to be utilized
as an appliance server is partitioned into at least three partitions, including
a systems partition, a network operating system partition, and an images partition.
A re-provisioning utility is provided, which, when activated by a user, removes
the present application from the server and forwards it to a storage location on
the network or in a fourth storage partition and installs another application on
the server. The system is re-booted and re-configured to provide full operation
of the new application.
