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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2006
Ravindra Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Jonathan Mark Crowther, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ravindra Kumar, Bangalore, IN;
Jonathan Mark Crowther, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
NetApp, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for automatically upgrading/reverting of the software configurations in a storage system environment among a plurality of product release lines. A configuration upgrade/revert module of a storage system management module identifies a shortest path between an initial configuration and a desired end configuration using a transition table comprising of a plurality of transition functions. The upgrade/revert configuration module invokes the appropriate series of transition functions to modify the software configuration from the initial state to the desired end state.