Automatic configuration of a server

• US 20040267911A1
• Filed: 06/27/2003
• Published: 12/30/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Alam, Akm Kamrul
• Granted Patent: US 7,340,739 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment

Abstract

A computer system and program product for building a server according to specifications. There are a multiplicity of program objects to install a respective multiplicity of programs on the server. First program instructions determine a plurality of the program objects which currently have prerequisite software and parameters for their respective applications. Second program instructions concurrently invoke the plurality of program objects. At least one of the plurality of program objects, after execution, invokes another of the program objects, supplying a prerequisite parameter for the other program object.

Claims

1. A computer program product for building a server according to specifications, said program product comprising:

a computer readable medium;

a multiplicity of program objects to install a respective multiplicity of applications on said server;

first program instructions to determine a plurality of said program objects which currently have prerequisite software and parameters for their respective applications;

second program instructions to concurrently invoke said plurality of program objects; and

wherein

at least one of said plurality of program objects, after execution, invokes another of said program objects, supplying a prerequisite parameter for said other program object; and

wherein

said program objects and said first and second program instructions are recorded on said medium.

2. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 wherein said parameter supplied by said other program object was generated by the application installed by said other object.

3. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 further comprising third program instructions to prompt a user to furnish parameters for said plurality of program objects;

and wherein said third program instructions are recorded on said medium.

4. A computer program product as set forth in claim 1 wherein a first one of said plurality of program objects installs distributing computing software, a second one of said plurality of program objects installs data base management software and a third one of said plurality of program objects installs prerequisite software for WWW server software.

5. A computer system for building a server according to specifications, said system comprising:

a multiplicity of program objects to install a respective multiplicity of applications on said server;

means for determining a plurality of said program objects which currently have prerequisite software and parameters for their respective applications; and

means for concurrently invoking said plurality of program objects; and

wherein

at least one of said plurality of program objects, after execution, invokes another of said program objects, supplying a prerequisite parameter for said other program object.

6. A system as set forth in claim 5 wherein said parameter supplied by said other program object was generated by the application installed by said other object.

7. A system as set forth in claim 5 further comprising means for prompting a user to furnish parameters for said plurality of program objects.

8. A system as set forth in claim 5 wherein a first one of said plurality of program objects installs distributing computing software, a second one of said plurality of program objects installs data base management software and a third one of said plurality of program objects installs prerequisite software for WWW server software.