SOFTWARE CONFIGURATION MANAGER
First Claim
1. A method of implementing a test verification of a system configuration within a system having a plurality of installed components, comprising:
- providing a system configuration definition that includes both a list of installed components in the system and the corresponding respective installed software version data that should be implemented by each of the installed components;
determining, for a subset of the installed components, the installed software version actually installed in the system; and
comparing the installed software version data for the subset of installed components with the system configuration definition to verify that the installed software version of each installed component in the subset is in the system configuration definition.
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Abstract
A system configuration process is implemented to verify that each component implemented in a processing system is compatible and includes the appropriate software version. Electronic modules or components of the system are queried as part of a pre-operation check for their installed software version data. The verification is completed by comparing the software version data to a system configuration definition that is permanently stored in system memory. A user can query the components as components are added, removed or upgraded, to verify that the system'"'"'s actual configuration corresponds to that of the system configuration definition.
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1. A method of implementing a test verification of a system configuration within a system having a plurality of installed components, comprising:
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providing a system configuration definition that includes both a list of installed components in the system and the corresponding respective installed software version data that should be implemented by each of the installed components; determining, for a subset of the installed components, the installed software version actually installed in the system; and comparing the installed software version data for the subset of installed components with the system configuration definition to verify that the installed software version of each installed component in the subset is in the system configuration definition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. Apparatus configured to verify that a subset of installed components implemented in a selected system includes compatible software versions, comprising:
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a memory device; a system configuration definition, stored in the memory device, including a list of the components in the subset and the corresponding respective installed software version data that are implemented by the respective components in the subset; a processor connected in circuit to each subset component and to the memory device, the processor being configured to; query each subset component to determine the installed software version data loaded on the respective subset component; and compare the installed software version data for each component in the subset with the system configuration definition to verify that the installed software version data for each component in the subset is in the system configuration definition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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