Software Deployment Manager for Heterogeneous Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software deployment methods are cumbersome and time-consuming, especially for businesses with multiple heterogeneous systems, as they often require manual installations or upgrades, which can lead to incompatibilities across different operating systems.
Innovation Solution
A software deployment manager system that communicates with client software deployment services to transmit generic commands, allowing for simultaneous software deployment across multiple systems regardless of their operating systems, ensuring efficient and compatible installations or upgrades.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual local installation or upgrade is performed on each computer, then software can be installed or upgraded, but the process becomes time-consuming and labor-intensive
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple software deployment operations into a single centralized management system. The software deployment manager consolidates the deployment process across multiple computers, allowing simultaneous installation and upgrade operations to be coordinated from one central point rather than requiring separate manual operations on each machine.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by preparing software packages and deployment configurations in advance on the server side. The software deployment manager pre-processes installation packages, validates compatibility, and prepares deployment scripts before distribution, so that actual installation on client machines occurs quickly and automatically without requiring manual intervention during the deployment process.
2Ease of manufacture
If software is manually installed on each computer, then installation can be performed, but incompatibilities arise across different operating systems
Solution Approach 1:
The software deployment manager implements a universal deployment mechanism that can operate across multiple operating systems (Windows, Linux, Unix, macOS). The system uses platform-agnostic deployment protocols and packaging formats that can be adapted to different OS environments, allowing the same deployment infrastructure to serve heterogeneous systems without requiring OS-specific manual configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The software deployment manager acts as an intermediary between the software package and various operating systems. It translates deployment instructions into OS-specific commands, handles compatibility checks, and manages the installation process on different platforms through a unified interface, eliminating the need for manual adaptation to each operating system's specific requirements.
3Productivity
If centralized software deployment is implemented, then deployment efficiency improves, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The deployment system is segmented into distinct functional modules: a software deployment manager for centralized control, client software deployment services on each machine for local execution, and a package management system for software distribution. This segmentation allows each component to handle specific tasks independently, improving deployability while keeping individual components relatively simple and manageable.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a system and method for deploying software onto multiple heterogeneous systems at the same time. A generic software deployment manager may deploy software by communicating with client software deployment services residing on the systems that are receiving the software deployment. The software deployment manager can operate independent of the software and the operating system on which software is being deployed by communicating with the client software deployment service. To execute a software deployment, the software deployment manager may send software deployment messages containing generic commands that signify operations to be performed to deploy software. The client software deployment service provides an interface between the software deployment manager and the recipient system by translating these generic commands to commands that are compatible with the local operating system. The software deployment manager may transmit software deployment messages simultaneously to each of the systems within a system group or an environment so that software can be efficiently deployed without incompatibilities in the network. The software deployment manager may deploy software in Linux, Windows, Unix, Macatosh, Java, or any other operating system and may deploy any software.