Relational patch orchestration

A system comprising:

• a memory that stores computer executable components;
• and
• a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
• a planning component that creates patch execution plans for one or more pending patches associated with a computing environment;
• a scoring component that quantifies impact of respective ones of the patch execution plans based on dependencies associated with the respective ones of the patch execution plans;
• and
• a patch orchestration component that selects a patch execution plan from the patch execution plans based on the impact of the respective ones of the patch execution plans.

A computer program product for patch orchestration in a computing environment, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

• create patch execution plans for one or more pending patches associated with the computing environment;
• quantify an impact of respective ones of the patch execution plans based on dependencies associated with the respective ones of the patch execution plans;
• and
• select a patch execution plan from the patch execution plans based on the impact of the respective ones of the patch execution plans.

A computer-implemented method comprising:

• initializing, by a device operatively coupled to a processor, a patch execution plan corresponding to a set of devices and patches in a computing environment;
• analyzing, by the device, respective candidate actions associated with the set of devices and patches in the computing environment based on impact ratings corresponding to the respective candidate actions;
• and
• optimizing, by the device, one or more of the candidate actions for inclusion in the patch execution plan based on a result of the analyzing.

A system comprising:

• a memory that stores computer executable components;
• and
• a processor that executes computer executable components stored in the memory, wherein the computer executable components comprise:
• a discovery component that identifies a set of devices and patches in a computing environment and initializes a corresponding patch execution plan;
• an impact analysis component that analyzes respective candidate actions for the patch execution plan based on impact ratings corresponding to the respective candidate actions;
• and
• an action selection component that selects one or more of the candidate actions for inclusion in the patch execution plan based on a result of the impact analysis component.