Method of changing software version in a computer system compris

Details Method of changing software version in a computer system compris Method of changing software version in a computer system compris

1997-04-28

1999-05-18

Hafiz, Tariq R.

39520051, G06F9/44

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ABSTRACT:
A method for automatically changing software version in a computer system comprising a plurality of stations that are to execute in parallel a plurality of replicas of the same software. A series of successively messages, communication protocol, between a master station and each slave station required for initializing and making necessary preparations at each of the slave stations prior to the version-change actual issued. In this way, without human intervention, all of the stations ensure that do restart after receiving the version-change order do indeed all restart actually executing the new version.

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