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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2003
Yariv Aridor, Zichron-Yaakov, IL;
Ofer Biran, Haifa, IL;
Srirama Krishnakumar, White Plains, NY (US);
Gregory Pruett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ben-ami Yassour, Technion, IL;
Yariv Aridor, Zichron-Yaakov, IL;
Ofer Biran, Haifa, IL;
Srirama Krishnakumar, White Plains, NY (US);
Gregory Pruett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Ben-Ami Yassour, Technion, IL;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented framework and method for managing application complexes comprising multiple tiers of servers, where servers in a common tier run an identical application and servers in different tiers run different applications, and all the servers work together to provide a specific service, the application complex being definable via an application complex type. The framework has a plugin interface adapted for connection to the framework of a plugin in respect of each application complex type, the plugin encapsulating a relationship between disparate resources composing the respective application complex type and respective characteristics of said resources. A user interface in the framework provides general tasks that are independent of operational semantics of the application complex and is responsive to user operations for interfacing with the framework for defining an instance of the application complex and allowing the user to populate the application complex with servers.