Software distribution method and system supporting configuration management
First Claim
1. A software distribution method including the steps of:
- providing a software package defining a plurality of actions for deploying a software product, the actions being partitioned into an installation category for loading the software product and a configuration category for setting configuration options of the software product, selecting at least one of the categories, and applying the software package on a target data processing entity to execute the actions of the at least one selected category.
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Abstract
A software distribution method (300) and a corresponding system are proposed. In the solution of the invention, each software package (which is used to deploy a desired software product) includes the definition of installation actions and configuration actions; the installation actions are used to load the software product (including its initial configuration), whereas the configuration actions are used to set configuration options of the software product after the installation. The software package can be applied (316-332;346) on each endpoint specifying an installation activity or a configuration activity (involving the execution of the corresponding actions). In this way, it is possible to reconfigure (346) a software product that is already available without its reinstallation; moreover, it is possible to correct (374) configuration errors directly on the endpoint.
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10 Claims
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1. A software distribution method including the steps of:
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providing a software package defining a plurality of actions for deploying a software product, the actions being partitioned into an installation category for loading the software product and a configuration category for setting configuration options of the software product, selecting at least one of the categories, and applying the software package on a target data processing entity to execute the actions of the at least one selected category. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A software distribution system including:
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means for providing a software package defining a plurality of actions for deploying a software product, the actions being partitioned into an installation category for loading the software product and a configuration category for setting configuration options of the software product, means for selecting at least one of the categories, and means for applying the software package on a target data processing entity to execute the actions of the at least one selected category.
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