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Environment wide configuration system

US8151273B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Microsoft Corporation · US

Inventors

Jeanine E. Spence · Seattle, US
Joseph W. Hallock · Renton, US
Eric C. Kool-Brown · Seattle, US
Jeremy Brown · Calabasas, US
Christer Garbis · Kirkland, US
Michael W. Jackson · Kirkland, US
Edward K. Tremblay · Bellevue, US
Dmitry Sonkin · Redmond, US
Marc Greisen · Snohomish, US
Kanchuki Sarma · Kirkland, US
Michael D. Lubrecht · Monroe, US
Gary J. Purchase · Bothell, US
Kenneth P. Coleman · Kirkland, US

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 28, 2008
Grant date	Apr 3, 2012
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 31, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F2209/5017
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An installation and configuration system consolidates workloads of multiple applications and services, including applications or services that may be installed or configured on multiple server devices or remotely hosted services. The system gathers environmental information, analyzes dependencies among the workloads, and populates the input data used by the workloads from a common database. The system then executes the workloads, allowing branching within the workloads or the sequence of workloads. An example of branching may include detecting an error condition, pausing the sequence, and presenting alternative fixes to a user.

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