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AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMircea Avram, Peter Kissa, Geyu Li, Radu Bogdan Mateescu, Arnaud Airy Xavier Lucien Mathieu, Andrei Oprea, C. Razvan Peteanu, John Conrad Sanchez, Cristina L. Tecsa, Teodor Laurentiu Tecsa, Andrew Neil Trossman
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A method and apparatus enhancing software catalog manageability, providing abstract software configuration, and desired state management. A first mechanism enhances software catalog manageability. The first mechanism includes a software model that separates metadata of software from actual binaries of the software. A second mechanism abstracts software configuration for automation. The second mechanism includes a hierarchical software resource template structure that specifies parameters, dependencies between parameters, features, options, and parameters that cannot be predefined. A third mechanism provides for desired state management and patch compliance assessments. The third mechanism checks against a server template or software resource in a data center model against what is installed on actual machines to determine compliance.
A method in a data processing system for managing software provisioning, the method comprising:
A method in a data processing system for managing software provisioning, the method comprising:
A data processing system comprising:
A computer program product, comprising computer executable instructions recorded in a computer recordable medium, for enhancing software catalog manageability, providing abstract software configuration for automation, and desired state management, the computer program product comprising:
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