Deploying packages to devices in a fleet in stages

A method for deploying a package to a set of devices in a fleet comprising hardware configurable to perform functions related to customer workloads, the method comprising:

• first scanning hardware in a first stage to determine whether a selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the first scanning further comprises generating a first information regarding a first minimum scanning tree comprising a first subset of a set of devices in the first stage, wherein the first stage comprises hardware configured to not handle any workloads, and wherein the selected diversity target is based on at least a package type associated with the package and a type of impact associated with the package;
• if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is not met after the first scanning, then second scanning hardware in a second stage to determine whether the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the second stage comprises hardware configured to handle a first selected number of the customer workloads;
• if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is not met after the second scanning, then third scanning a third stage to determine whether the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the third stage comprises hardware configured to handle a second selected number of the customer workloads, wherein the second selected number is greater than the first selected number;
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• if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after third scanning the third stage, using the processor, deploying the package to at least the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage, a second subset of the set of devices in the second stage, and a third subset of the set of devices in the third stage based on the instructions associated with the package.

A system for deploying a package to a set of devices in a fleet comprising hardware configurable to perform functions related to customer workloads, wherein the system comprises at least one processor and a set of instructions stored in at least one memory, the set of instructions when executed by the at least one processor, configured to:

• first scan hardware in a first stage to determine whether a selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein at least a first subset of the set of instructions is further configured to generate a first information regarding a first minimum scanning tree comprising a first subset of a set of devices in the first stage, wherein the first stage comprises hardware configured to handle functions unrelated to the customer workloads, and wherein the selected diversity target is based on at least a package type associated with the package and a type of impact associated with the package;
• if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after the first scan, then deploy the package to at least the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage based on instructions associated with the package;
• if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is not met after the first scan, then second scan hardware in a second stage to determine whether the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met, wherein the second stage comprises hardware configured to handle at least a subset of the customer workloads;
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• if the selected diversity target for deploying the package is met after the second scan, then deploy the package to the first subset of the set of devices in the first stage and to a second subset of the set of devices in the second stage based on the instructions associated with the package.