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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2012
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood City, CA (US);
Sonali Inamdar, Belmont, CA (US);
Oracle International Corporation, Redwood Shores, CA (US);
Abstract
A method for automatically patching a management server in a distributed network. The method includes receiving an instruction to patch an unpatched management server. Retrieving, from a software repository, a patch file comprising a patch for the unpatched management server, where the unpatched management server is configured to manage a distributed application in the distributed network, and where the unpatched management server is located on a node of the distributed network. Establishing a connection with a management agent located on the node, where the management agent is configured to communicate with the unpatched management server over the network and manage a part of the distributed application that is located on the node. Sending, over the connection, the patch file to the management agent. Receiving, by the management agent, the patch file. Applying, by the management agent, the patch to the unpatched management server to obtain a patched management server.