System and method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and software in a distributed computer system
First Claim
1. A method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a process control system that includes a system maintenance tool, the method comprising:
- activating the system maintenance tool from any system node of the process control system;
selecting a software package and/or a functional component via the system maintenance tool, wherein the selected software package and/or the selected functional component are elements of predefined life cycle arrangement activities;
executing automatically maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component with regard to the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes of the process control system;
testing the installation and configuration of the software packages and/or functional components to assess whether they are fully implemented on the individual system nodes of the distributed system, and/or testing interdependencies of the software packages and/or functional components between the system nodes of the distributed system; and
creating a system status report comprising an indication of a status of the tested installation and configuration and/or an indication of a status of the tested interdependencies.
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Abstract
A system and a method are disclosed for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system. The system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes (SK) of the distributed system.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a process control system that includes a system maintenance tool, the method comprising:
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activating the system maintenance tool from any system node of the process control system; selecting a software package and/or a functional component via the system maintenance tool, wherein the selected software package and/or the selected functional component are elements of predefined life cycle arrangement activities; executing automatically maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component with regard to the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes of the process control system; testing the installation and configuration of the software packages and/or functional components to assess whether they are fully implemented on the individual system nodes of the distributed system, and/or testing interdependencies of the software packages and/or functional components between the system nodes of the distributed system; and creating a system status report comprising an indication of a status of the tested installation and configuration and/or an indication of a status of the tested interdependencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in system nodes of a process control system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory storing executable instructions enabling the processor to implement; a system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the process control system, wherein the system maintenance tool selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component with regard to the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes of the process control system, wherein the selected software package and/or the selected functional component are elements of predefined life cycle management activities; and a test module configured to; test the installation and configuration of the software packages and/or functional components to assess whether they are fully implemented on the individual system nodes of the distributed system, and/or test interdependencies of the software packages and/or functional components between the system nodes of the distributed system; and create a system status report comprising an indication of a status of the tested installation and configuration and/or an indication of a status of the tested interdependencies. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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