Spencer R Clark

US Patent:

20160117160, Apr 28, 2016

Filed:

Oct 27, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/525176

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jeffrey Scott Zabel - Redmond WA, US
Mohanish Rajesh Penta - Bellevue WA, US
Kiran Isaac Abraham - Redmond WA, US
Spencer James Clark - Redmond WA, US
Haojie Hang - Bellevue WA, US
Mokhtar M. Khorshid - Redmond WA, US
Filippo Seracini - Bellevue WA, US
Justin R. Incarnato - Fort Worth TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for preparing installations and updates for software systems. Aspects of the invention include creating software update packages that are selectable to automatically install essentially any number of code changes for any number of software components to update a software system (e.g., a cloud appliance). In one aspect, a software update package includes: references to code changes for a plurality of software components and references to installation artifacts for installing the code changes, and also indicates interdependencies between the plurality of software components. In another aspect, a software update package includes references to validation code for validating that a software update package transitioned a software system to a goal state. In a further aspect, a software update package expressly indicates that installation artifact references for different installation artifacts are to be processed during different passes in a multi-pass installation process.

US Patent:

20160117161, Apr 28, 2016

Filed:

Oct 27, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/525179

Inventors:

- Redmond WA, US
Jeffrey Scott Zabel - Redmond WA, US
Mohanish Rajesh Penta - Bellevue WA, US
Kiran Isaac Abraham - Redmond WA, US
Spencer James Clark - Redmond WA, US
Haojie Hang - Bellevue WA, US
Mokhtar M. Khorshid - Redmond WA, US
Filippo Seracini - Bellevue WA, US
Justin R. Incarnato - Forth Worth TX, US

International Classification:

G06F 9/445
H04L 29/08

Abstract:

The present invention extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for installing and updating software systems. Aspects of the invention include selecting software update packages that automatically installs essentially any number of code changes for any number of software components to update a software system (e.g., a cloud appliance). In one aspect, a software system is updated by implementing a software update package that includes: references to code changes for a plurality of software components and references to installation artifacts for installing the code changes, and also indicates interdependencies between the plurality of software components. In another aspect, validation code is used to validate that a software update package transitioned a software system to a goal state. In a further aspect, a multi-pass installation process is orchestrated to perform portions of a software update package in a plurality of different passes.