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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2006
Bernd Jostmeyer, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Norbert Lenz, Magstadt, DE;
Markus Mueller, Eutingen, DE;
Wolfgang Schaeberle, Nutringen, DE;
Bernd Jostmeyer, Weil im Schoenbuch, DE;
Norbert Lenz, Magstadt, DE;
Markus Mueller, Eutingen, DE;
Wolfgang Schaeberle, Nutringen, DE;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and respective system for performing a reconfiguration of a plurality of resources, where the resources reside on multiple different system platforms including a mainframe with a policy-based automation manager. A reconfiguration method with an improved switching facility between such configurations is provided by using a predefined automation choice group as a part of a predetermined automation policy, pre-selecting one group member as preferred to be activated in case a predetermined automation choice group is determined for operation, providing a user interface for triggering a reconfiguration of the resources according to the automation policy, and initiating an automatic change from a first resource configuration into a second resource configuration when the trigger is actuated.