US Patent Application 17722851. SYSTEM DRIVEN HETEROGENEOUS ROLLING UPGRADE STRATEGY simplified abstract

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SYSTEM DRIVEN HETEROGENEOUS ROLLING UPGRADE STRATEGY

Organization Name

Dell Products L.P.


Inventor(s)

Parminder Singh Sethi of Ludhiana (IN)


Lakshmi Nalam of Bangalore (IN)


Shelesh Chopra of Bangalore (IN)


Malathi R of Madurai (IN)


SYSTEM DRIVEN HETEROGENEOUS ROLLING UPGRADE STRATEGY - A simplified explanation of the abstract

  • This abstract for appeared for US patent application number 17722851 Titled 'SYSTEM DRIVEN HETEROGENEOUS ROLLING UPGRADE STRATEGY'

Simplified Explanation

The invention described in the abstract is a method for upgrading a computer system. It involves using a device emulation system to create an initial upgrade strategy. If any important aspects of the system change during the upgrade process, the method allows for refining the upgrade strategy before the upgrade is completed. This is done by monitoring key identifiers of the system throughout the upgrade process.


Original Abstract Submitted

Various embodiments of the invention are related to a method of performing upgrades to a computing system. After an initial upgrade strategy is produced by a device emulation system, one or more embodiments of the invention may continue to refine the upgrade strategy if changes occur to key aspects of the system, before the upgrade is performed and/or completed. These key aspects or key identifiers of the system are monitored throughout the upgrade process and are used to refine the upgrade strategy.