Methods, systems and computer program products for determining installation status of SMS packages
First Claim
1. A method for determining status of advertised system management server (SMS) packages at a client device, comprising:
- receiving a request for a determination of the status from a user at the client device; and
performing the following responsive to the received request without further input from the user;
identifying a plurality of SMS packages that have been advertised to the client device;
determining an installation status of the identified plurality of SMS packages;
generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that lists the identified plurality of SMS packages and provides a visual indication of the determined installation status of the listed plurality of SMS packages; and
displaying the generated GUI to the user on a display of the client device.
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Abstract
Methods of determining status of advertised system management server (SMS) packages at a client device include receiving a request for a determination of the status from a user at the client device. Responsive to the received request and without further input from the user a plurality of SMS packages that have been advertised to the client device may be identified, an installation status of the identified plurality of SMS packages may be determined and a graphical user interface (GUI) may be generated. The GUI lists the identified plurality of SMS packages and provides a visual indication of the determined installation status of the listed plurality of SMS packages. The generated GUI may be displayed to the user on a display of the client device.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for determining status of advertised system management server (SMS) packages at a client device, comprising:
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receiving a request for a determination of the status from a user at the client device; and performing the following responsive to the received request without further input from the user; identifying a plurality of SMS packages that have been advertised to the client device; determining an installation status of the identified plurality of SMS packages; generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that lists the identified plurality of SMS packages and provides a visual indication of the determined installation status of the listed plurality of SMS packages; and displaying the generated GUI to the user on a display of the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for determining status of advertised system management server (SMS) packages at a client device, comprising:
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receiving a request for a determination of the status from a user at an interface application executing on the client device separately from an SMS client application executing on the client device; and performing the following carried out by the interface application responsive to the received request; identifying a plurality of SMS packages that have been advertised to the client device and determining an installation status of the identified plurality of SMS packages by querying log files generated by the SMS client application; and generating a graphical user interface (GUI) that lists the identified plurality of SMS packages and provides a visual indication of the determined installation status of the listed plurality of SMS packages. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for monitoring status of distribution of advertised system management server (SMS) packages to a plurality of client devices, comprising:
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advertising the SMS packages to the client devices; requesting that users of the client devices execute an interface application on the respective client devices, separately from SMS client applications executing on the client devices, to identifying the SMS packages that have been advertised to the client devices, determine an installation status of the identified SMS packages by querying log files generated by the SMS client applications and generate graphical user interfaces (GUIs) that list the respective identified SMS packages and provide a visual indication of the determined installation status of the listed SMS packages; and receiving error reports from the users identifying problems indicated in the respective GUIs. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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