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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2019
Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Sudipto Mukhopadhyay, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Swapneel Ambre, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Akshay Mirajkar, Palo Alto, CA (US);
VMWARE, INC., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for version aliasing mechanisms and cumulative upgrades for software lifecycle management are disclosed. An example method includes cumulating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a plurality of software updates identified in a first manifest file with a plurality of software updates identified in a second manifest file, the second manifest file corresponding to a version older than a version corresponding to the first manifest file; and flagging the cumulative manifest files as cumulative, the cumulative manifest file containing a plurality of software updates that update the old version to the new version.