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Method for resolving dependency conflicts among multiple operative entities within a computing environment

  • US 6,725,452 B1
  • Filed: 06/01/2000
  • Issued: 04/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/01/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of assisting users of a computer system in the conduct of an upgrade of said computer system by establishing automatically an operatively correct combination of a set of components constituting said computer system through resolving inter-component dependency conflicts arising among said set of components, the method comprising:

  • obtaining at least one hierarchically organized control table from a computer storage device, said at least one hierarchically organized control table storing a first set of information regarding a set of components utilized as constituent parts of said computer system;

    setting up at least one result table on said computer storage device, said at least one result table storing a second set of information resulting from automatically establishing an operatively correct combination of two or more components within said set of components utilized as constituent parts of said computer system;

    examining said at least one hierarchically organized control table for inter-component dependency conflicts arising among said second set of information;

    identifying said inter-component dependency conflicts arising among said second set of information;

    creating result-related actions based on an inter-component dependency conflicts resolving process;

    obtaining an at least one system upgrade action from a system upgrade table;

    disassembling said at least one system upgrade action so that said at least one system upgrade action contains at least one component and at least one system upgrade operation;

    checking an at least one xor rule associated with an inter-component dependency rules language, the at least one xor rule reflects an at least one inter-component relationship rule referring to said at least one component associated with said at least one system upgrade action; and

    checking an at least one add-remove rule associated said inter-component dependency rules language, said at least one add-remove rule reflects an at least one inter-component dependency relationship rule referring to said at least one component associated with said at least one system upgrade action.

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