One click deployment

• US 20070028234A1
• Filed: 09/29/2006
• Published: 02/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Oracle International Corporation (Oracle Corporation)
• Inventors: Sero, Pascal, Walsh, Kevin, Dangeard, Marc
• Granted Patent: US 8,176,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/62 Uninstallation

Abstract

Techniques are provided for deploying applications hosted by an application service provider. An application in a first environment is automatically deployed to a second environment in response to receiving a request over a network from the party for whom the second environment is being hosted. The first environment may be an environment where applications are developed by the party over the network. Deployment of the application may entail provisioning of an environment for the application.

Claims

1. A method of deploying software, the method comprising the steps of:

receiving over a network from a party a request to install a plurality of components into a hosted environment accessible to the party over the network; and

in response to receiving said request to install, performing one or more steps that include installing said plurality of components into said hosted environment in a manner that allows said party to execute said plurality of components over said network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of installing said plurality of components includes creating database objects in a database server that is to store data that will be used during execution of said plurality of components.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps further include provisioning said hosted environment for said plurality of components.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the step of provisioning said hosted environment includes configuring a database server so that said database server may be accessed by said plurality of components during said execution of said plurality of components.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said hosted environment was provisioned for a different version of said plurality of components before receiving said request.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more steps further include said party interacting with a development tool over said network to develop said plurality of components.

7. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 1.

8. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 2.

9. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 3.

10. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 4.

11. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 5.

12. A computer-readable medium carrying one or more sequences of instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform the method recited in claim 6.