Automatic system configuration management
First Claim
1. A method of improving a configuration of a computer system, comprising:
- (a) determining a current configuration of the computer system, said configuration including hardware and software component information, the information including version information;
(b) determining an overall problem index value associated with the current configuration, said overall problem index value providing a relative indication of the problems in the computer system;
(c) varying the configuration of the computer system; and
(d) determining an overall problem index value for the configuration as varied in (c).
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Abstract
An automatic configuration system automatically analyzes a user'"'"'s computer system configuration and recommends a more optimal configuration of components. The system determines the hardware and software components currently contained in the user'"'"'s computer including versions of hardware and software components. The system uses a knowledge base of previously identified problems to determine an overall problem index value for the user'"'"'s particular configuration. Generally, the overall problem index value is generally indicative of the quantity and/or severity of the problems associated with the user'"'"'s computer. The automatic configuration system then varies the configuration (e.g., the versions of software) and determines a new overall problem index value for each variation. The system selects the configuration with the lowest overall problem index value, which generally will have the fewest and/or less severe problems and recommends that configuration to the user.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of improving a configuration of a computer system, comprising:
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(a) determining a current configuration of the computer system, said configuration including hardware and software component information, the information including version information; (b) determining an overall problem index value associated with the current configuration, said overall problem index value providing a relative indication of the problems in the computer system; (c) varying the configuration of the computer system; and (d) determining an overall problem index value for the configuration as varied in (c). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system, comprising:
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a configuration management module; a knowledge base that interacts with said configuration management module; and said configuration management module receives a current configuration of the computer system, determines an overall problem index value associated with the current configuration, and determines a configuration that has fewer problems than the current configuration. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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