Deployment, maintenance and configuration of complex hardware and software systems
US7676806B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2005 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 26, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for deploying, maintaining and configuring complex hardware and software systems are provided. An abstract configuration of the system describes the system's desired state. Each component of the system declares the general form of the resources it requires and an abstract representation of the versions of the services it both requires and provides. A configuration process uses the abstract configuration of the system and the descriptions of each of the components in the system to validate that the system can operate effectively, ensures that each component is in the correct state and at the right version, and generates the necessary interconnections for the application components to interoperate with each other.
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