Systems and methods for infrastructure and middleware provisioning

• US 20080065993A1
• Filed: 08/14/2006
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Andrei Iancu, Ashley Moody Florida Office of The Attorney General and Successors Thereto, Jeanette Nunez Lieutenant Governor of Florida and Successors Thereto, Joan D. Heuer, Laurel M Lee Florida Secretary of State and Successors Thereto, Steven Mnuchin United States Secretary of The Treasury and Successors Thereto, Timothy E Gribben Commissioner For Bureau of The Fiscal Service Agency of The United States Department of The Treasury and Successors and Assigns Thereto
• Original Assignee: Andrei Iancu, Ashley Moody Florida Office of The Attorney General and Successors Thereto, Jeanette Nunez Lieutenant Governor of Florida and Successors Thereto, Joan D. Heuer, Laurel M Lee Florida Secretary of State and Successors Thereto, Steven Mnuchin United States Secretary of The Treasury and Successors Thereto, Timothy E Gribben Commissioner For Bureau of The Fiscal Service Agency of The United States Department of The Treasury and Successors and Assigns Thereto
• Inventors: Huang, Yih-Jen
• Granted Patent: US 9,830,145 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/745
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/71 Version control security arrangements therefor G06F21/57; Configuration management

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer readable media are provided for provisioning a service using a web-based user interface. An exemplary method may include establishing, using the web-based user interface, a profile including one or more services; and configuring an environment by specifying a computer to use for provisioning the one or more services in the profile. Furthermore, the method may include provisioning the one or more services in the configured environment, such that the one or more services generate a return code indicating a status of the provisioning.

Claims

1. A method for provisioning a service using a web-based user interface, comprising:

establishing, using the web-based user interface, a profile including one or more services;

configuring an environment by specifying a computer to use for provisioning the one or more services in the profile; and

provisioning the one or more services in the configured environment, such that the one or more services generate a return code indicating a status of the provisioning.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein establishing the profile comprises:

providing services that may be added to the profile, the services including services that a client is authorized to use; and

receiving an indication from the web-based user interface of which services have been selected for inclusion in the profile.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein configuring the environment comprises:

specifying a plurality of computers to use for provisioning the services; and

obtaining available ports on the specified computers to enable identification of one of the available ports to use when accessing the specified computers.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

specifying a run-as user for provisioning the services, the run-as user identifying an authorization to provision services that has been granted to another user.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining parameters required to provision the services, wherein the provisioning is based on the obtained parameters.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising at least one of:

updating the profile by adding additional services to the profile;

changing the order of provisioning the services;

changing values for parameters of a service; and

removing a service from the profile.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing the profile in a database to enable the stored profile to be retrieved for generating another profile; and

generating, based on the stored profile, another profile

8. The method of claim 1, wherein provisioning comprises:

performing at least one of the following functions;

testing, installing, executing, and configuring the services.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

implementing at least one of the services as a middleware provisioning service.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

implementing at least one of the services as an infrastructure provisioning service.

11. A computer readable medium comprising a set of instructions which, when executed on a processor, perform a method for provisioning a service using a web-based user interface, the method comprising:

establishing, using the web-based user interface, a profile including one or more services;

configuring an environment by specifying a computer to use for provisioning the one or more services in the profile; and

provisioning the one or more services in the configured environment, such that the one or more services generate a return code indicating a status of the provisioning.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein establishing the profile comprises:

providing services that may be added to the profile, the services including services that a client is authorized to use; and

receiving an indication from the web-based user interface of which services have been selected for inclusion in the profile.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein configuring the environment comprises:

specifying a plurality of computers to use for provisioning the services; and

obtaining available ports on the specified computers to enable identification of one of the available ports to use when accessing the specified computers.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

specifying a run-as user for provisioning the services, the run-as user identifying an authorization to provision services that has been granted to another user.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

obtaining parameters required to provision the services, wherein the provisioning is based on the obtained parameters.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises at least one of:

updating the profile by adding additional services to the profile;

changing the order of provisioning the services;

changing values for parameters of a service; and

removing a service from the profile.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

storing the profile in a database to enable the stored profile to be retrieved for generating another profile; and

generating, based on the stored profile, another profile

18. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein provisioning comprises:

performing at least one of the following functions;

testing, installing, executing, and configuring the services.

19. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

implementing at least one of the services as a middleware provisioning service.

20. The computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the method further comprises:

implementing at least one of the services as an infrastructure provisioning service.

21. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

a processor, wherein the processor is configured to perform a method for provisioning a service using a web-based user interface, the method comprising;

establishing, using the web-based user interface, a profile including one or more services;

configuring an environment by specifying a computer to use for provisioning the one or more services in the profile; and

provisioning the one or more services in the configured environment, such that the one or more services generate a return code indicating a status of the provisioning.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein establishing the profile comprises:

providing services that may be added to the profile, the services including services that a client is authorized to use; and

receiving an indication from the web-based user interface of which services have been selected for inclusion in the profile.

23. The system of claim 21, wherein the method performed by the processor further comprises at least one of:

updating the profile by adding additional services to the profile;

changing the order of provisioning the services;

changing values for parameters of a service; and

removing a service from the profile.