Upgrading a physical security system having multiple server nodes
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, at a first server running a first operating system, an installation package from a client of a physical security system;
sending, from the first server to a computer appliance running a second operating system different than the first operating system, a notification indicating that the installation package is at the first server;
after the computer appliance receives the notification, sending a request from the computer appliance to the first server for the installation package;
sending the installation package to the computer appliance from the first server in response to the request; and
upgrading a second server on the computer appliance by running the installation package at the computer appliance.
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Abstract
A physical security system that includes multiple server nodes may be upgraded by receiving an upgrade installation package from a client and propagating the installation package between at least two of the server nodes. One of the server nodes (“source server”) receives the installation package from the client and another of the server nodes (“requesting server”) requests and receives the installation package from the source server. To transfer the installation package from the source to the requesting server, the source server notifies the requesting server that the installation package is present at the source server, the requesting server then sends the source server a request for the installation package, and the source server then sends the installation package to the requesting server in response to the request. The requesting server may then be upgraded by running the installation package.
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12 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first server running a first operating system, an installation package from a client of a physical security system; sending, from the first server to a computer appliance running a second operating system different than the first operating system, a notification indicating that the installation package is at the first server; after the computer appliance receives the notification, sending a request from the computer appliance to the first server for the installation package; sending the installation package to the computer appliance from the first server in response to the request; and upgrading a second server on the computer appliance by running the installation package at the computer appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method comprising:
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receiving, at a first server on a computer appliance running a first operating system, an installation package from a client of a physical security system; sending, from the first server to a second server running a second operating system different than the first operating system, a notification indicating that the installation package is at the first server; after the second server receives the notification, sending a request from the second server to the first server for the installation package; sending the installation package to the second server from the first server in response to the request; and upgrading the second server by running the installation package at the second server. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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