System and method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and software in a distributed computer system
First Claim
1. System for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system, whereinthe system installation and/or system maintenance tool selects a software package and/or a functional component, andautomatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes of the distributed system.
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system. The system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes (SK) of the distributed system.
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1. System for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system, wherein
the system installation and/or system maintenance tool selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes of the distributed system.
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10. Method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool, wherein
the system installation and/or system maintenance tool is activated from any system node of the distributed system, a software package and/or a functional component is selected by the system installation and/or system maintenance tool, and the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component are executed automatically in a defined sequence on the system nodes of the distributed system.
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20. System for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from a system node of the distributed system, wherein
the system installation and/or system maintenance tool selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence.
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