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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael D. Hocker, Michael J. Jordan, Tamas Visegrady, Klaus Werner
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A software version management system comprising a host driver and at least one software module. The host driver comprises migration means to start, stop and replace the software modules on a computer system in response to replacement actions. The system is characterized by the software module being a downgradable software module comprising a compatibility database specifying dependencies between different versions of the software module; the migration means further comprising i) at least a status means to retrieve temporal information from the downgradable software module; ii) at least a downgrading means responsive to a replacement action to downgrade the downgradable software module to a particular downgrade version and to the status means, the downgrading means identifying an intermediate version of the downgradable software module; the host driver comprising restarting means responsive to the report of the completion of the intermediate version to load and start the downgrade version of the software module.
A software version management system to start, stop and replace one or more software modules on a computer system based on replacement actions, said software version management system comprising:
A computer program product to start, stop and replace one or more software modules on a computer system based on replacement actions, said computer program product comprising:
A method for starting, stopping and replacing one or more software modules on a computer system based on replacement actions, said method comprising:
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