Program product for modular, parallel, remote software installation with repeatable, externally-invocable steps
First Claim
1. A program product on a computer readable medium for use in a distributed processing system having multiple processors, one processor being designated a server and one or more other processors being designated a target, the program product containing a method for performing software operations by the server on the target comprising the steps of:
- a) running a configuration program on the server to condition the server to serve on the target a software operation on said target, said software operation including resource creation and object definitions;
b) testing entry conditions in said configuration program for determining if entry conditions are met to serve said software operation on said target;
c) in the event said entry conditions are met, serving said software operation on said target;
d) at the completion of said software operation, testing exit conditions in said configuration program for determining if said software operation on said target completed successfully;
e) in the event said exit conditions are met, exiting said software operation;
f) returning to said configuration program to serve a second software operation on said target; and
g) repeating steps b-f until all software operations set for said target are completed.
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Abstract
A program product recorded on a computer readable medium in which the program product includes a method of performing a software operation on a target of one or more processors in a distributed processing system wherein another processor is designated as a server. The method includes running a configuration program on the server to condition the server to serve on the target, the software operation which includes resource creation and object definitions; testing entry conditions in the configuration program for determining if entry conditions are met to serve the software operation on the target; if the entry conditions are met, serving the software operation on the target; at the completion of the software operation, testing exit conditions in the configuration program for determining if the software operation on the target completed successfully; if the exit conditions are met, exiting the software operation; returning to the configuration program to serve a second software operation on the target; and repeating until all software operations are served on the target.
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4 Claims
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1. A program product on a computer readable medium for use in a distributed processing system having multiple processors, one processor being designated a server and one or more other processors being designated a target, the program product containing a method for performing software operations by the server on the target comprising the steps of:
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a) running a configuration program on the server to condition the server to serve on the target a software operation on said target, said software operation including resource creation and object definitions;
b) testing entry conditions in said configuration program for determining if entry conditions are met to serve said software operation on said target;
c) in the event said entry conditions are met, serving said software operation on said target;
d) at the completion of said software operation, testing exit conditions in said configuration program for determining if said software operation on said target completed successfully;
e) in the event said exit conditions are met, exiting said software operation;
f) returning to said configuration program to serve a second software operation on said target; and
g) repeating steps b-f until all software operations set for said target are completed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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