Installation of a data processing solution
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1. A method of generating an installation program for managing installation of a set of data processing components onto a data processing system, the method comprising:
- analyzing an existing data processing solution architectures to identify a set of existing separable functional roles which interoperate to provide the existing solution architecture;
analyzing a potential data processing solution architecture to identify a set of potential separable functional roles;
determining the required functional roles as the difference between the potential and existing separable functional roles;
partitioning the required functional roles into groups of data processing components wherein each group of components corresponds to one of the required functional roles; and
providing an installation program with a definition of each of the required functional roles, each definition including a list of the data processing components of the respective group, wherein the installation program is responsive to definition of each functional roles to be implemented on the existing data processing system, to access the respective definition and to install the respective list of data processing components.
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Provided are methods and computer programs for managing installation of a set of data processing components. An installation manager program allows users to specify which of a set of predefined functional roles are to be implemented on which of their data processing systems and then the installation program automates installation of the set of data processing components which correspond to the specified roles.
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1. A method of generating an installation program for managing installation of a set of data processing components onto a data processing system, the method comprising:
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analyzing an existing data processing solution architectures to identify a set of existing separable functional roles which interoperate to provide the existing solution architecture;
analyzing a potential data processing solution architecture to identify a set of potential separable functional roles;
determining the required functional roles as the difference between the potential and existing separable functional roles;
partitioning the required functional roles into groups of data processing components wherein each group of components corresponds to one of the required functional roles; and
providing an installation program with a definition of each of the required functional roles, each definition including a list of the data processing components of the respective group, wherein the installation program is responsive to definition of each functional roles to be implemented on the existing data processing system, to access the respective definition and to install the respective list of data processing components. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system of generating an installation program for managing installation of a set of data processing components onto a data processing system, the system comprising:
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means for analyzing an existing data processing solution architectures to identify a set of existing separable functional roles which interoperate to provide the existing solution architecture;
means for analyzing a potential data processing solution architecture to identify a set of potential separable functional roles;
means for determining the required functional roles as the difference between the potential and existing separable functional roles;
means for partitioning the required function roles into groups of data processing components wherein each group of components corresponds to one of the required functional roles; and
means for providing an installation program with a definition of each of the required functional roles, each definition including a list of the data processing components of the respective group, wherein the installation program is responsive to definition of each functional roles to be implemented on the existing data processing system, to access the respective definition and to install the respective list of data processing components. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product for generating an installation program for managing installation of a set of data processing components onto a data processing system, said computer program arranged for causing a processor to carry out the steps of:
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analyzing an existing data processing solution architectures to identify a set of existing separable functional roles which interoperate to provide the existing solution architecture;
analyzing a potential data processing solution architecture to identify a set of potential separable functional roles;
determining the required functional roles as the difference between the potential and existing separable functional roles;
partitioning the required function roles into groups of data processing components wherein each group of components corresponds to one of the required functional roles; and
providing an installation program with a definition of each of the required functional roles, each definition including a list of the data processing components of the respective group, wherein the installation program is responsive to definition of each functional roles to be implemented on the existing data processing system, to access the respective definition and to install the respective list of data processing components. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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