Vmware, Inc.

John Powell

Daniel Kerry Hiltgen

Mustafa Jamil

Patrick Devine

Moshe Zadka

Stefan Cameron

Saleem Abdulrasool

Kshitij Vijay Padalkar

Timothy Stack

In a computer-implemented method for deduplicating a plurality of instances of end user licensing agreements (EULAs), an end user licensing agreement (EULA) from a software bundle is accessed. Only a single instance of the EULA is displayed such that there is a deduplication of a plurality of instances of EULAs.

Deduplication of end user license agreements

In a computer-implemented method for a unified visualization of a plan of operations in a datacenter, a selection of a target from a plurality of targets in a datacenter is enabled for scheduling operations on the selected target. Selection of one or more software bundles is enabled, wherein the plan of operations on the selected target are based on the one or more software bundles. A unified visualization of the plan of operations on the selected target is displayed via a unified browser, wherein the unified browser displays the plan of operations with a common look and feel.

Unified visualization of a plan of operations in a datacenter

In a computer-implemented method for scheduling a plan of operations in a datacenter selection of a target from a plurality of targets in the datacenter is enabled for scheduling operations on the selected target. Selection of one or more bundles is enabled, wherein the plan of operations on the selected target are based on the one or more bundles. Dependency relationships between the selected target and other targets in the plurality of targets are determined based on the selection of one or more bundles. The plan of operations on the selected target is scheduled.

Scheduling a plan of operations in a datacenter

In a computer-implemented method for selection of relevant software bundles selection of targets in a datacenter for updating software associated with the targets is enabled. In response to the selection, software bundles relevant for updating software associated with at least one of the selected targets are displayed. Selection of the software bundles is enabled.

Selection of relevant software bundles

In a computer-implemented method for a unified graphical user interface for displaying a plan of operations in a datacenter metadata is accessed from a plurality of disparate software bundles for updating targets in a datacenter. A unified visualization of a plan of operations on the targets is displayed via a unified graphical user interface based on the accessed metadata, wherein the unified graphical user interface displays the plan of operations with a common look and feel.

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