Method and system for deploying non-backward compatible server versions in a client/server computing environment
US9098371B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 4, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/44536
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and a system for managing the introduction of a new non-backward compatible version of an application server into a client/server networking, the method includes first distributing to a client system to be served by the new non-backward compatible version of the application server a client application operable in a mode compatible with the current version of the application server and in a mode compatible with the new non-backward compatible version. Upon installation in the client system the client application is set into a downgraded mode compatible with the current version of the application server. While the current version of the application server is still in production, the client application is kept operated in the downgraded mode. Upon introduction of the new non-backward compatible version of the application server, the client application is set into a valid mode compatible with the new version of the application server. From that point on, the client application is operated in the valid mode.
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