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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Sep. 25, 2014
Applicant:

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development Lp, Houston, TX (US);

Inventor:

Lyle Eric Wilkinson, Sunnyvale, CA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2018.01); G06F 8/71 (2018.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); G06F 8/65 (2018.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); H04L 41/082 (2013.01); H04L 41/0866 (2013.01); H04L 67/34 (2013.01); H04L 41/0859 (2013.01); H04W 8/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

Examples herein disclose receiving a first topology map that is to describe a desired software configuration for at least one of multiple components in a system. The examples disclose accessing a second topology map that is to describe a current software configuration for at least one of the multiple components in the system. The examples determine based on the first topology map and the second topology map whether the desired software configuration differs from the current software configuration. Responsive to the determination that the desired software configuration differs from the current software configuration, the examples identify which at least one of the multiple components to upgrade.


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