Computer-readable medium, apparatus, and methods of automatic capability installation

• US 9,207,928 B2
• Filed: 01/17/2011
• Issued: 12/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/17/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BladeLogic Incorporated (KKR & Co., Inc.)
• Original Assignee: BladeLogic Incorporated (KKR & Co., Inc.)
• Inventors: Fuller, Robin, Senner, Joe, Wall, Timothy
• Primary Examiner(s): Dao, Thuy
• Assistant Examiner(s): HAYIM, SAMUEL E
• Application Number:
  US13/007,992
• Publication Number:
  US 20120185840A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,786 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57

Abstract

A computer-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to receive an installation request from a remote device through a communication channel to update a software component associated with the processor. The processor identifies a capability library component that will be used to perform at least a portion of the installation request and retrieves and uses the capability library component from a local data store to perform the portion of the installation request if the local data store includes the capability library component. The processor requests the capability library component from the remote device if the local data store does not include the capability library component.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:

execute a bridge application, the bridge application being configured to;

receive an installation request from a remote device through a communication channel to update a software component associated with the processor;

identify a capability library component that will be used to perform at least a portion of the installation request to update the software component, wherein the capability library component is a separate component from the software component and is a separate component from the installation request and the capability library component includes processor-executable code and is non-independently executable as a separate application;

retrieve and execute the capability library component from a local data store to perform the portion of the installation request and execute the bridge application, the bridge application being further configured to send an acknowledgment to the remote device, the acknowledgment indicating a version of the capability library component retrieved from the local data store if the local data store includes the capability library component; and

request the capability library component from the remote device if the local data store does not include the capability library component.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein, if the local data store does not include the capability library component, the computer-readable medium further comprises instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

execute the bridge application, the bridge application being further configured to;

receive the capability library component from the remote device;

store the capability library component in the local data store; and

retrieve and execute the capability library component from the local data store to perform the portion of the installation request.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the installation request comprises one or more instructions to perform at least one of an installation operation, an upgrade operation, a modification operation, and a removal operation associated with one of an application, a service, or a configuration.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the installation request comprises a request to roll back installation from a current state to a prior state.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

execute the bridge application, the bridge application being further configured to;

wait for a response from the remote device; and

process the installation request based on the response.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the response comprises a newer version of the capability library component.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 6, further comprising instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

execute the bridge application, the bridge application being further configured to;

install the newer version of the capability library component in the local data store;

load the newer version of the capability library component; and

process the installation request using the newer version of the capability library component.

8. A method comprising:

receiving an installation request at a bridge application running on a computing system from a remote device through a communication channel, wherein the installation request is related to a software component;

automatically identifying, by the bridge application, a capability library component that will be used to perform at least a portion of the installation request related to the software component, wherein the capability library component is a separate component from the software component associated with the installation request and is a separate component from the installation request and the capability library component includes processor-executable code and is non-independently executable as a separate application;

sending data, by the bridge application, indicating an acknowledgment to the remote device, the acknowledgment indicating a version of the capability library component retrieved from the local data store if the capability library component is in a local data store;

receiving, by the bridge application, a signal from the remote device; and

selectively processing the installation request by the bridge application in response to the signal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the signal comprises a newer version of the capability library component.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein selectively processing the installation request by the bridge application further comprises:

extracting the newer version of the capability library component from the signal;

storing the newer version of the capability library component in the local data store; and

processing the installation request using the newer version in response to receiving the signal.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein, if the local data store does not include the capability library component, the method further comprises:

requesting, by the bridge application, the capability library component from the remote device;

receiving, by the bridge application, the capability library component from the remote device through the communication channel in response to requesting the capability library component; and

processing the installation request by the bridge application using the capability library component in response to receiving the capability library component.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving the installation request comprises an instructions to install at least one of a new service, a new application, and an update to provide a new capability.

13. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

receiving, by the bridge application, a second request from the remote device;

identifying, by the bridge application, a second capability library component to perform at least a portion of the second request;

retrieving, by the bridge application, the second capability library component from the local data store if the local data store includes the second capability library component;

requesting, by the bridge application, the second capability library component from the remote device if the local data store does not include the capability library component; and

processing the second request by the bridge application using the second capability library component to remove a previous installation and to restore the computing system to a previous state.

14. An apparatus comprising:

an interface adapted to couple to a network;

a processing system coupled to the interface; and

a memory coupled to the processing system, wherein the memory stores a plurality of capability library components and at least one of an application and a set of instructions for providing a service, wherein the application comprises a bridge application, the memory embodying instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to execute the bridge application to;

receive an installation request to install at least one of a second application from a remote device via the interface, a second set of instructions, an updated version of the second application, and an updated version of the second set of instructions;

determine a capability library component for processing the installation request, wherein the capability library component is a separate component from the second application and the second set of instructions and is a separate component from the installation request and the capability library component includes processor-executable code and is non-independently executable as a separate application;

retrieve the capability library component from one of the remote device and the plurality of capability library components;

if a local data store includes the capability library component the bridge application being further configured to send an acknowledgment to the remote device, the acknowledgment indicating a version of the capability library component retrieved from the local data store; and

process the installation request using the capability library component.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions that, when executed, cause the processing system to retrieve the capability library component, comprise instructions that cause the processing system to execute the bridge application to:

search the plurality of capability library components to identify the capability library component for processing the installation request; and

load and execute the capability library component to process the installation request when the capability library component is within the plurality of capability library components.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the instructions that, when executed, cause the processing system to retrieve the capability library component, further comprise instructions that cause the processing system to execute the bridge application to:

request the capability library component from the remote device if the capability library component is not within the plurality of capability library components;

receive the capability library component from the remote device; and

store the capability library component in the plurality of capability library components.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the instructions that, when executed, cause the processing system to retrieve the capability library component further comprise instructions that cause the processing system to execute the bridge application to:

load the capability library component; and

process the installation request using the capability library component.

18. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions that, when executed, cause the processing system to retrieve the capability library component, comprise instructions that cause the processing system to execute the bridge application to:

receive a second request to remove a previous installation to restore the processing system to previous known state;

determine a second capability library component for processing the second request;

retrieve the second capability library component from one of the remote device and the plurality of capability library components; and

process the second request using the second capability library component to remove the previous installation.

19. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the instructions that, when executed, cause the processing system to receive the installation request cause the processing system to execute the bridge application to receive the installation request through a secure communication channel.