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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
May. 04, 2018
Emc Ip Holding Company Llc, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Donald Mace, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Xiaoye Jiang, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
EMC IP Holding Company LLC, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for lifecycle management optimization. Specifically, the method and system disclosed herein eliminate the performance of exhaustive pre-checks, which pertain to determining compatibility between downloaded upgrade packages for installed components in a computing system and a current state of the computing system. Traditional approaches to performing lifecycle management operations entail downloading upgrade packages first, followed by the performance of the exhaustive pre-checks thereafter. In contrast, the method and system disclosed herein perform the pre-checks first, through a processing of fingerprints and, subsequently, based on the outcome of the pre-checks, allowing the upgrade packages to be downloaded or providing feedback to mitigate any issues that may arise.