System and Method for Managing Server Configurations

• US 20080065650A1
• Filed: 10/31/2007
• Published: 03/13/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 05/05/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lior Elazary, Steve Kim
• Original Assignee: Lior Elazary, Steve Kim
• Inventors: Kim, Steven, Elazary, Lior
• Application Number:
  US11/931,915
• Publication Number:
  US 20080065650A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/10
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 15/177 Initialisation or configuration control processor initialisation G06F9/4405
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/082 the condition being updates or upgrades of network functionality
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0883 Semiautomatic configuration, e.g. proposals from system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/22 comprising specially adapted graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/00 Network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/50 Address allocation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416

Abstract

A computer system comprises servers running application programs which are controlled, at least in part, by configuration parameters. The parameters are updated by first updating a database of configuration parameters, and then automatically updating the servers in accordance with the database updates to automatically maintain synchronization between the server configuration and the database.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a trigger from an external database management program, the trigger indicating a change to a configuration parameter associated with an application program; and

responsive to the trigger, updating the configuration parameter of the application program.

2. A system comprising:

memory having stored thereon program code; and

a processor that is programmed by at least the program code to;

receive a trigger from an external database management program, the trigger indicating a change to a configuration parameter associated with an application program; and

responsive to the trigger, update the configuration parameter of the application program.

3. A system comprising:

means for receiving a trigger from an external database management program, the trigger indicating a change to a configuration parameter associated with an application program; and

means, responsive to the trigger means, for updating the configuration parameter of the application program.