Method, apparatus and program product for software provisioning
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1. Method comprising:
- originating at a client computer system a request for initiation of software provisioning for the client system;
receiving at a server computer system the request for initiation of software provisioning of the originating client system;
generating at the server system in response to the received request a worklist directing provisioning as appropriate for the requesting client system;
transmitting the worklist to the requesting client system; and
executing the worklist at the client system to obtain provisioning.
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Abstract
A software provisioning model which effectively combines characteristics of both push and pull models. In response to a request, a server sends a workflow or recipe of actions along with code server parameters and a requesting client computer system executes the,workflow and pulls necessary software updates and services to the client.
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1. Method comprising:
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originating at a client computer system a request for initiation of software provisioning for the client system; receiving at a server computer system the request for initiation of software provisioning of the originating client system; generating at the server system in response to the received request a worklist directing provisioning as appropriate for the requesting client system; transmitting the worklist to the requesting client system; and executing the worklist at the client system to obtain provisioning. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus comprising:
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a client computer system; computer executable code stored accessibly to said client computer system and effective when executing on said client system to; originate a request for initiation of software provisioning for said client system; a server computer system; computer executable code stored accessibly to said server computer system and effective when executing on said server system to; receive at said server computer system the request for initiation of software provisioning of said client system; generate at the server system in response to the received request a worklist directing provisioning as appropriate for said client system; and transmit the worklist to said client system; said client system executable code further effective to execute the worklist on said client system to obtain provisioning. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Apparatus comprising:
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computer readable media; and computer executable code stored on said media and effective when executing on computer systems to; originate a request for initiation of software provisioning for a client system; receive at a server computer system the request for initiation of software provisioning of the client system; generate at the server system in response to the received request a worklist directing provisioning as appropriate for the client system; transmit the worklist from the server system to the client system; and execute the worklist on the client system to obtain provisioning. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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