Standardized software application configuration

• US 8,656,384 B2
• Filed: 06/22/2007
• Issued: 02/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: Ferris, James M., Huff, David P.
• Primary Examiner(s): DENG, ANNA CHEN
• Application Number:
  US11/767,230
• Publication Number:
  US 20080320468A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,433 Days
• Field of Search: 717174-178
• US Class Current: 717/174
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/453 Help systems

Abstract

A system and method of providing a user with a post installation configuration file include providing a user with a list of software applications that are available for installation. At least one software application selection from the list of applications is received by the system. At least one post installation configuration script associated with the use selected software application is retrieved, the at least one post installation configuration script using a common user interface for a plurality of software application from the list of software applications. The at least one post installation configuration script associated with the use selected software application and the at least one user selected software application are packaged into a user package.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, through a web interface, a selection of a software application from a list of installable software applications provided to a user;

receiving a parameter of a computer system on which the selected software application is to be installed;

determining a prerequisite software application associated with the selected software application;

receiving post installation configuration scripts for the selected software application from an independent software vendor via a developer tool configured to assist the independent software vendor in developing the post installation configuration scripts; and

packaging the post installation configuration scripts, the selected software application, and the prerequisite software application into a user package, wherein the user package is generated based on the received parameter.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the user package is an RPM package.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising automatically obtaining the prerequisite software application associated with the selected software application.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing the user an option to download the user package from a remote server via the web interface.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing the user an option to obtain the user package from a compact disc.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising providing the user an option to obtain the user package from a flash drive.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the post installation configuration scripts is an XML script.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

buffering the received parameters of the computer system, wherein the received parameters include security requirements; and

wherein the prerequisite software application is a database application.

9. A system, comprising:

a memory comprising instructions;

a processor, connected to the memory, the processor configured to execute the instructions, wherein the instructions cause the processor to;

receive, through a web interface, a selection of a software application selection from a list of installable software applications provided to a user,

receive a parameter of a computer system on which the selected software application is to be installed;

determine a prerequisite software application associated with the selected software application;

retrieve post installation configuration scripts for the selected software application from an independent software vendor via a developer tool configured to assist the independent software vendor in developing the post installation configuration scripts, and

package the post installation configuration scripts, the selected software application, and the prerequisite software application into a user package based on the received parameter.

10. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to automatically obtain the prerequisite software application associated with the selected software application.

11. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to allow the user to download a single package from a remote server via the web interface.

12. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to allow the user to obtain a single package from a compact disc.

13. The system according to claim 9, wherein the processor is further configured to allow the user to obtain a single package from a flash drive.

14. The system according to claim 9, wherein at least one of the post installation configuration scripts is an XML script.

15. The system according to claim 10, wherein the user package is an RPM package.