Method and system for container-managed configuration and administration

• US 7,673,028 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2005
• Issued: 03/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: SAP SE
• Original Assignee: SAP AG (SAP SE)
• Inventors: Zubev, Alexander, Savchenko, Vladimir, Angelov, Dimitar, Stoyanova, Dimitrina, Baikov, Chavdar S.
• Primary Examiner(s): EL CHANTI, HUSSEIN A
• Application Number:
  US11/238,920
• Publication Number:
  US 20070073851A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,616 Days
• Field of Search: 709213-217, 709220-224, 709/225
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/084 Configuration by using pre-existing information, e.g. using templates or copying from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5083 wherein the managed service relates to web hosting
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/5096 wherein the managed service relates to distributed or central networked applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A method and system for container-based configuration and administration. In one embodiment, a configuration file is created at a first location. The configuration file is duplicated into a duplicate configuration file, which is placed at a second location.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

identifying a plurality of web services (WS) entities that are common to a plurality of software applications running on one or more application servers;

identifying a plurality of web services client (WSC) entities that are common to the plurality of software applications;

creating a common WS/WSC file having the plurality of WS and WSC entities that are identified in common, wherein each of the plurality of WS and WSC entities is a portion of the common WS/WSC file; and

associating the common WS/WSC file with the plurality of software applications such that one or more of the plurality of software applications accesses one or more of the plurality of WS and WSC entities in the common WS/WSC file to update the one or more software applications without interrupting the one or more software applications.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein creating the common WS/WSC file further comprises mapping each WS entity with a relevant WSC entity.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of software applications includes one or more server-based software applications or client-based software applications.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein without interrupting comprises without stopping, restarting, or redeploying the one or more software applications.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein updating the one or more software applications comprises reconfiguring or redeveloping of the one or more software applications.

6. A system comprising:

a computer server system having an application server, the application server configured to;

identify a plurality of web services (WS) entities that are common to a plurality of software applications running on one or more application servers;

identify a plurality of web services client (WSC) entities that are common to the plurality of software applications;

create a common WS/WSC file having the identified common plurality of WS and WSC entities that are identified in common, wherein each of the plurality of WS and WSC entities is a portion of the common WS/WSC file; and

associate the common WS/WSC file with the plurality of software applications such that one or more of the plurality of software applications accesses one or more of the plurality of WS and WSC entities in the common WS/WSC file to update the one or more software applications without interrupting the one or more software applications.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein creating the common WS/WSC file further comprises mapping each WS entity with a relevant WSC entity.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the plurality of software applications includes one or more server-based software applications or client-based software applications.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein without interrupting comprises without stopping, restarting, or redeploying the one or more software applications.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the update of the one or more software applications comprises reconfiguring or redeveloping of the one or more software applications.

11. A machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to:

identify a plurality of web services (WS) entities that are common to a plurality of software applications running on one or more application servers;

identify a plurality of web services client (WSC) entities that are common to the plurality of software applications;

create a common WS/WSC file having the plurality of WS and WSC entities that are identified in common, wherein each of the plurality of WS and WSC entities is a portion of the common WS/WSC file; and

associate the common WS/WSC file with the plurality of software applications such that one or more of the plurality of software applications accesses one or more of the plurality of WS and WSC entities in the common WS/WSC file to update the one or more software applications without interrupting the one or more software applications.

12. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein to create the common WS/WSC file comprises mapping each WS entity with a relevant WSC entity.

13. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of software applications includes one or more server-based software applications or client-based software applications.

14. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein without interrupting comprises without stopping, restarting, or redeploying the one or more software applications.

15. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the update of the one or more software applications comprises reconfiguring or redeveloping of the one or more software applications.