Deploying agent software to managed computer systems
First Claim
1. In an operations management system comprising a central server managing a plurality of computer systems, an automated method performed by the central server to deploy agent software to the plurality of managed computer systems, the automated method comprising:
- enabling a user to select target computer systems to which to deploy the agent software;
pre-qualifying the target computer systems to identify issues that may impact the deployment of the agent software to the target computer systems;
ensuring network connectivity from the target computer systems back to the central server during the deployment; and
asynchronously push-deploying the agent software in parallel to each of the target computer systems.
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Abstract
In an operations management system comprising a central server managing a plurality of computer systems, the teachings herein provide automated methods performed by the central server for deploying and maintaining agent software to the managed computer systems. Various embodiments of the automated method include enabling a user to select target computer systems to which the agent software will be deployed, pre-qualifying the target computer systems to identify issues that may impact the deployment of the agent software, ensuring network connectivity from the target computer systems back to the central server, and simultaneously and asynchronously push-deploying the agent software to the each of the plurality of target computer systems. Articles of manufacture and program storage devices containing computer program code embodying the above method are also provided.
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20 Claims
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1. In an operations management system comprising a central server managing a plurality of computer systems, an automated method performed by the central server to deploy agent software to the plurality of managed computer systems, the automated method comprising:
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enabling a user to select target computer systems to which to deploy the agent software;
pre-qualifying the target computer systems to identify issues that may impact the deployment of the agent software to the target computer systems;
ensuring network connectivity from the target computer systems back to the central server during the deployment; and
asynchronously push-deploying the agent software in parallel to each of the target computer systems. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. One or more computer readable media comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed, direct a computing device to:
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enable a user to select a plurality of target computer systems to which to deploy the agent software;
pre-qualify the target computer systems to identify issues that may impact the deployment of the agent software to the target computer systems;
ensure network connectivity from the target computer systems back to the central server; and
asynchronously push-deploy the agent software in parallel to the each of the plurality of target computer systems.
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20. A device, comprising:
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means for enabling a user to select a plurality of target computer systems to which to deploy the agent software;
means for pre-qualifying the target computer systems to identify issues that may impact the deployment of the agent software to the target computer systems;
means for ensuring network connectivity from the target computer systems back to the central server; and
means for asynchronously push-deploying the agent software in parallel to the each of the plurality of target computer systems.
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