System And Method For Automatically Installing Verifying And Configuring Functionalities In The System Components Of A Distributed Network

• US 20070214028A1
• Filed: 04/28/2004
• Published: 09/13/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/28/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH (ABB Limited)
• Original Assignee: ABB Patent GmbH (ABB Limited)
• Inventors: Dix, Marcel, Schemat, Peter Johann, Stich, Christian
• Application Number:
  US10/574,948
• Publication Number:
  US 20070214028A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/8
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44505 Configuring for program initiating, e.g. using registry, configuration files

Abstract

The invention relates to a system for the automatic installation, verification and configuration of functionality that is stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files for system components that are located in a distributed network. Said system comprises a system design tool for generating, checking and configuring the installation, verification and/or configuration files for the respective system components. According to the invention, the system design tool transmits the installation, verification and/or configuration files to the system components for installation, the installation, verification and/or configuration files required in the respective system components are checked and configured in a predetermined sequence and manner and a complete system is formed once the system components have been configured.

Claims

1. A system for automatically installing, verifying and configuring functionalities, stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files, for system opponents arranged in a distributed network, where

a system planning tool for creating, checking and configuring the installation, verification and/or configuration files for the respective system components is provided,

the system planning tool transmits the installation, verification and/or configuration files for installation in the system components,

the respective system components automatically checks and configures the required installation, verification and/or configuration files in a prescribed order and manner, and

following the configuration of the system components an overall systems is formed.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein following the configuration of the system components among one another an operational overall system is formed.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1 wherein the functionalities stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files are software packages.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the overall system is a distributed network, particularly a distributed automation system.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the software packages store system component data and setup data for the system components.

11. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the functionalities stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files are software packages.

12. The system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the overall system is distributed network, particularly a distributed automation system.

13. The system as claimed in claim 12, wherein the software packages store system component data and setup data for the system components.

6. A method for automatically installing and configuring functionalities, stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files, for system components arranged in a distributed network, where

a system planning tool is used to create, check and configure the installation, verification and/or configuration files for the respective system components,

the installation, verification and/or configuration files required in the respective system components are automatically installed, checked and configured in the respective system components in a prescribed order and manner, and

the system components are configured to form an overall system.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein following the configuration of the system components an operational overall system is formed.

8. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the functionalities stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files are in the form of software packages.

9. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the overall system is in the form of a distributed network, particularly in the form of a distributed automation system.

10. The method as claimed in claim 6, wherein the software packages are used to store system component data and setup data for the system components.

14. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the functionalities stored in installation, verification and/or configuration files are in the form of software packages.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, wherein the overall system is in the form of a distributed network, particularly in the form of a distributed automation system.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein the software packages are used to store system component data and setup data for the system components.