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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Nicholas D. Butler, Romsey, GB;
Christine M. Draper, Basingstoke, GB;
John W. Sweitzer, Austin, TX (US);
Marcello Vitaletti, Rome, IT;
Nicholas D. Butler, Romsey, GB;
Christine M. Draper, Basingstoke, GB;
John W. Sweitzer, Austin, TX (US);
Marcello Vitaletti, Rome, IT;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method provide a solution for a computer system. The apparatus may include a package containing or referencing a plurality of software components of the solution and containing a solution definition defining in logical terms the topology requirements of the solution. The plurality of software components may be packaged as installable units which comprise a descriptor providing requirements of a target hosting environment for the software component and the software component to be installed. The solution definition of the package may include target hosting environments of the software components of a solution being defined in terms of requirements each software component has on its own target hosting environment and requirements the solution imposes on the target hosting environments.