Determining priority for installing a patch into multiple patch recipients of a network
US8181173B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 12, 2007 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 27, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/122
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method, computer program product, and system are disclosed for installing a patch on at least some of the servers of a network having multiple servers. A plurality of servers of the network are identified that requires installation of the patch. Two or more priority values are assigned to each of the identified servers. The priority values for a given identified server are each associated with a different criterion in a set of criteria. The assigned priority values are selectively processed for respective identified servers, in order to determine an initial priority, comprising a first sort order, for installing the patch on each identified server. The first sort order is revised in accordance with information pertaining to prior use of respective identified servers, to provide a second sort order. The patch is installed on each of the identified servers, in an order determined by the second sort order.
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