Bookmarks and performance history for network software deployment evaluation
First Claim
1. In a computing environment, a system comprising:
- a data store coupled to network components that deploy network software in a network software deployment operation; and
a set of bookmarks maintained in the data store, the set of bookmarks configured to record events and trigger information of the network software deployment operation and associate the events with one or more activities, wherein one or more bookmarks are automatically generated by at least one of one or more of the network components or by user interface interaction in response to a type of activity, the one or more bookmarks accessible via the data store for use in evaluating progress and state of the network software deployment operation, and the one or more bookmarks including at least one of a subset of bookmarks that are prioritized relative to one another, a subset of bookmarks that are grouped together, and a subset of bookmarks that are positive or negative with respect to a result.
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Abstract
Described are automatically generated software deployment bookmarks that maintain information regarding events and/or triggers with respect to a network software deployment operation. The bookmarks are accessible and useable for evaluating the progress and state of the deployment. For example, a bookmark may be generated when deployment to a client machine succeeds, when a software deployment package is created and/or distributed, and for network component and/or membership state changes. A set of bookmarks may be used to generate a curve indicative of the deployment progress over time, and may be compared to previous progress of deploying other network software to client computer systems that is based on maintained performance history data.
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20 Claims
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1. In a computing environment, a system comprising:
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a data store coupled to network components that deploy network software in a network software deployment operation; and a set of bookmarks maintained in the data store, the set of bookmarks configured to record events and trigger information of the network software deployment operation and associate the events with one or more activities, wherein one or more bookmarks are automatically generated by at least one of one or more of the network components or by user interface interaction in response to a type of activity, the one or more bookmarks accessible via the data store for use in evaluating progress and state of the network software deployment operation, and the one or more bookmarks including at least one of a subset of bookmarks that are prioritized relative to one another, a subset of bookmarks that are grouped together, and a subset of bookmarks that are positive or negative with respect to a result. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. In a computing environment, a method performed on at least one processor, comprising:
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generating, by a network component, a bookmark configured to perform one or more tasks related to a deployment of network software, the bookmark further configured to capture information including change events, record data associated with the change event, record time data representative of when the change event occurred during the deployment, and associate the change event with one or more activities; collecting the bookmark in association with other bookmarks generated with respect to the deployment to provide information that is useable in evaluating the deployment; and generating a visual representation indicative of progress of the deployment over time based upon the bookmark and at least one of the other bookmarks. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. One or more tangible computer storage devices having computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform steps, comprising:
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accessing a set of bookmarks, each bookmark in the set of bookmarks configured to record data regarding a current network software deployment operation, including to associate the data recorded with an event, a time corresponding to the event, and a type of activity; automatically generating a visual representation indicative of progress over time of the current network software deployment operation using the set of bookmarks, wherein the visual representation further indicates whether the current network software deployment operation is on track or if troubleshooting is needed; accessing performance history data related to one or more previous network software deployment operations; and
generating another visual representation indicative of previous progress of deploying other network software to client computer systems as compared to the current network software deployment operation using the set of bookmarks and the performance history data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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