International Business Machines Corporation

Donny R Rota

Matthew P Jarvis

Majid Irani

Sanjeev Jha

A method, system and computer program product for configuring active resource nodes in a distributed computing system controlled by an administrative control module. The method includes identifying a first configuration of active resource nodes having at least two or more active resource nodes and detecting a modification of a link representing at least one connection between the active resource nodes. In response to detecting the modification of the link, a routing policy table is retrieved and a second configuration of the active resource nodes are identified from the routing policy table including at least one new connection between the two or more active resource nodes. The distributed computing system is triggered to configure the two or more active resource nodes according to the second configuration and to establish the at least one new connection between the two or more active resource nodes.

Rerouting services using routing policies in a multiple resource node system

The present invention provides a common framework to determine if machines are patched and automatically applies patches as required. It provides an automated tool to assess patch levels and apply patches on several different UNIX machine types. Further, it provides a centralized, consistent method of providing patches to multiple roles within an organization while automatically managing large quantities of machines. It can manage multiple security standards, machine classifications, and patch security levels and be customized to interface with existing asset management tools. It evaluates the most suitable patch to satisfy the minimal patch requirements and is an early warning system that will tell a user when the user's machine will go out of compliance. The tool is composed of two parts: a server component and client component. The server collects data reported by client machines and stores it in a database; collects patch, machine and owner data from other databases, including internal databases and vendor web sites; downloads vendor patches to a depot area; and evaluates compliance and generates a list of patches that are missing, applied late, and patches that are satisfied. An overall compliance verdict is calculated for each machine. The server sends the client a list of patches to be installed as needed. The server receives installation status from the client, reports it onto the web, and sends the user email. The client gathers machine data and sends it to server; queries the server to see if patches are needed, and receives a patch list. The client downloads patches from APAR depot; and installs patches and reports status back to the server.

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Donny R Rota