Accessing a patch file in a system center configuration manager (sccm) environment
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorJason MILLER
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for accessing a patch file for use in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment. The method includes accessing a patch file by a patch file agent, wherein the patch file agent is located in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment; and providing the patch file, by the patch file agent, to a server update services (SUS) without requiring use of a system center updates publisher (SCUP).
Claims21
A computer-implemented method for accessing a patch file for use in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment, said computer-implemented method comprising:
- accessing a patch file by a patch file agent, wherein said patch file agent is located in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment;
- and
- providing said patch file, by said patch file agent, to a server update services (SUS) without requiring use of a system center updates publisher (SCUP).
A system comprising:
- a second party system center configuration manager (SCCM) disposed on a client;
- a server update service (SUS) disposed on said client, said SUS also from said second party;
- and
- a third party patch file agent located in said SCCM, wherein said third party patch file agent is configured to access a third party patch file from a cloud computing environment and to provide said third party patch file to said SUS without requiring use of a system center updates publisher (SCUP) from said second party, and wherein a first party is an owner of said system and said client, and wherein said first party and said second party are different parties.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for accessing a patch file for use in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment, said method comprising:
- utilizing a patch file agent located in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment;
- and
- accessing a patch file by said patch file agent, wherein said patch file agent accesses said patch file without requiring use of a system center updates publisher (SCUP).
A method for enhancing revenue based on use of a patch file agent in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment, said method comprising:
- providing a third party patch file agent for use in a system center configuration manager (SCCM) environment, wherein said third party patch file agent is to access a third party patch file;
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- providing a license to allow installation of said third party patch file agent on said SCCM environment such that revenue is enhanced based on purchasing said license from a third party to allow said installation of said third party patch file agent on said SCCM environment and to allow said access to said third party patch file.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.