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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2016
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Don Newell, Cupertino, CA (US);
Atanu Panda, San Jose, CA (US);
Mallika Kamat, Mountain View, CA (US);
Rohan Sen, Bangalore, IN;
Sudipto Mukhopadhyay, Pleasanton, CA (US);
VMWARE, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for software lifecycle management of a virtual computing environment are disclosed. An example method includes determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, a plurality of software updates to be installed on physical computing resources in the virtual server rack system, the determining based on a manifest file received from a software manager associated with the virtual server rack system, determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, dependency requirements for installing the software updates identified in the manifest file, determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, an order for installation of the software updates to meet dependency requirements, and scheduling, by executing an instruction with the processor, installation of the software updates identified in the manifest file.