Method and system for automatically classifying and installing patches on systems
AssigneeSap SE
InventorsAndre Wagner, Andreas Poth, Bare Said, Christoph Luebbe, Horst Schaude, Silke Storch, Tobias Brandl
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Abstract
A tool for classifying and installing patches on terminals. Specifically, when a patch is designed, it may be automatically installed on a terminal if it does not have a direct impact on the terminal and is not in an area which relevant to the terminal user.
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A method of classifying and deploying patches to systems, comprising:
- receiving a patch;
- for each system in a network, determining if the patch has a direct impact on the system and if the patch is relevant to the system;
- automatically deploying the patch to systems where the patch has no direct impact and is irrelevant;
- and
- deploying the patch at a time scheduled by a user to systems where the patch has a direct impact and is relevant.
A method of installing a patch on a computer terminal, comprising:
- with reference to a profile or a terminal user, classifying the patch according to parameters of terminal impact and relevance to user activity;
- prompting a user for a scheduled time of installation where the patch is classified as having direct impact and relevance to user activity;
- otherwise, automatically selecting the scheduled time of installation according to a default process where the patch is classified as having no direct impact and is irrelevant;
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- installing the patch on the terminal at the scheduled time of installation.
An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium storing instructions adapted to be executed by a processor, the instructions, when executed, defining a method for classifying and deploying patches to systems, the method comprising:
- receiving a patch;
- for each system in a network, determining if the patch has a direct impact on the system and if the patch is relevant to the system;
- automatically deploying the patch to systems where the patch has no direct impact and is irrelevant;
- and
- deploying the patch at a time scheduled by a user to systems where the patch has a direct impact and is relevant.
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