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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 20, 2015
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Constantin M. Adam, Norwalk, CT (US);
Shang Q. Guo, Cortlandt Manor, NY (US);
Brian L. Peterson, Ridgefield, CT (US);
John J. Rofrano, Mahopac, NY (US);
Frederick Y. Wu, Greenwich, CT (US);
Sai Zeng, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided to eliminate many of the manual steps in a server change management process, creating a self-service experience for a change requester. The method may automatically retrieve the current state of a server; constrain the requested change to a valid, feasible specification; verify that the requested change is compliant with business policies; implement the changes automatically; and develop a knowledge base of automated change risk that is used to modify the change management business process by identifying safe changes that can be performed outside of change windows and/or during change freezes. The method can be applied to changes to physical servers, virtual servers, and servers in a cloud environment.