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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 03, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
Jeanine E. Spence, Kenmore, WA (US);
Joseph W. Hallock, Renton, WA (US);
Eric C. Kool-brown, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeremy D. Brown, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christer Garbis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael W. Jackson, Redmond, WA (US);
Edward K. Tremblay, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dmitry Sonkin, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc Greisen, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kanchuki Sarma, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael D. Lubrecht, Carnation, WA (US);
Gary J. Purchase, Bothell, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Coleman, Bothell, WA (US);
Jeanine E. Spence, Kenmore, WA (US);
Joseph W. Hallock, Renton, WA (US);
Eric C. Kool-Brown, Seattle, WA (US);
Jeremy D. Brown, Woodinville, WA (US);
Christer Garbis, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael W. Jackson, Redmond, WA (US);
Edward K. Tremblay, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dmitry Sonkin, Redmond, WA (US);
Marc Greisen, Snohomish, WA (US);
Kanchuki Sarma, Kirkland, WA (US);
Michael D. Lubrecht, Carnation, WA (US);
Gary J. Purchase, Bothell, WA (US);
Kenneth P. Coleman, Bothell, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
An installation and configuration system consolidates workloads of multiple applications and services, including applications or services that may be installed or configured on multiple server devices or remotely hosted services. The system gathers environmental information, analyzes dependencies among the workloads, and populates the input data used by the workloads from a common database. The system then executes the workloads, allowing branching within the workloads or the sequence of workloads. An example of branching may include detecting an error condition, pausing the sequence, and presenting alternative fixes to a user.