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US 10,310,842 B1Granted
Recommendation system for software updates
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsKeith J. Miller, Anthony Sofia, Marna Walle
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention are directed to methods for recommending software updates for a computer system. The method includes receiving a request to find software updates from a requesting computer system. The method further includes analyzing specifications of the requesting computer system and determining similar computer systems. The method further includes determining a subset of software updates for recommendation based on the determination. The method further includes presenting the subset to the requesting computer system.
Claims8
A computer-implemented method for recommending software updates for a mainframe computer system, the method comprising:
- receiving a request to find software updates from a requesting mainframe computer system;
- analyzing specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system, wherein analyzing specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system comprises:
- determining hardware components of the requesting mainframe computer system;
- wherein determining hardware components comprises determining performance of the hardware components;
- wherein determining performance of the hardware components comprises using counters to determine existence of performance issues;
- and
- wherein using counters comprises:
- grouping a software update into one or more code sections (CSECTS),
- determining a number of counted execution instances (clicks) used to process each CSECT, and
- using the number of clicks to determine existence of performance issues;
- and
- determining software installed on the requesting mainframe computer system;
- determining similar mainframe computer systems that have installed software updates;
- determining a subset of software updates for recommendation based on the specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system and the software updates installed on the similar mainframe computer systems;
- presenting, to a system administrator of the requesting mainframe computer system, the subset of software updates to the requesting mainframe computer system;
- installing at least one software update of the subset of software updates;
- and
- storing each installed software updates in a database.
15 more elements
A computer system for recommending software updates, the system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor system communicatively coupled to the memory;
- the processor system configured to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a request to find software updates from a requesting mainframe computer system;
- analyzing specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system, wherein analyzing specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system comprises:
- determining hardware components of the requesting mainframe computer system;
- wherein determining hardware components comprises determining performance of the hardware components;
- wherein determining performance of the hardware components comprises using counters to determine existence of performance issues;
- and
- wherein using counters comprises:
- grouping a software update into one or more code sections (CSECTS),
- determining a number of counted execution instances (clicks) used to process each CSECT, and
- using the number of clicks to determine existence of performance issues;
- and
- determining software installed on the requesting mainframe computer system;
- determining similar mainframe computer systems that have installed software updates;
- determining a subset of software updates for recommendation based on the specification of the requesting mainframe computer system and the software updates installed on the similar mainframe computer systems;
- and
- presenting, to a system administrator of the requesting mainframe computer system, the subset of software updates to the requesting mainframe computer system;
- installing at least one software update of the subset of software updates;
- and
- storing each installed software update in a database.
20 more elements
A computer program product for recommending software updates for a mainframe computer system comprising:
- a computer-readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the computer-readable storage medium is not a transitory signal per se, the program instructions readable by a processor system to cause the processor system to perform a method comprising:
- receiving a request to find software updates from a requesting mainframe computer system;
- analyzing specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system, wherein analyzing specifications of the requesting mainframe computer system comprises:
- determining hardware components of the requesting mainframe computer system;
- wherein determining hardware components comprises determining performance of the hardware components:
- wherein determining performance of the hardware components comprises using counters to determine existence of performance issues;
- and
- wherein using counters comprises:
- grouping a software update into one or more code sections (CSECTS),
- determining a number of counted execution instances (clicks) used to process each CSECT, and
- using the number of clicks to determine existence of performance issues;
- and
- determining software installed on the requesting mainframe computer system
- determining similar mainframe computer systems that have installed software updates;
- determining a subset of software updates for recommendation based on the specification of the requesting mainframe computer system and the software updates installed on the similar mainframe computer systems;
- presenting, to a system administrator of the requesting mainframe computer system, the subset of software updates to the requesting mainframe computer system;
- installing at least one software update of the subset of software updates;
- and
- storing each installed software update in a database.
16 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.