Managing software upgrades in storage systems
US10489138B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 30, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L67/34
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is used in managing software upgrades in storage systems. An upgrade path information is received describing conditions relevant to upgrading a software from a set of source software revisions to a set of target software revisions. A set of rules denotes storage system configuration conditions relevant to upgrading the software from a source software revision to a target software revision. Storage system configuration information from a set of storage systems of a set of customers is gathered. Storage system configuration of a storage system is analyzed for a software upgrade of the storage system in accordance with a set of rules associated with the software upgrade.
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