System and method for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and software in a distributed computer system

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8347283
APP PUB NO 20080028394A1
SERIAL NO

11826667

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A system and a method are disclosed for automatic installation and maintenance of hardware and/or software in the system nodes of a distributed computer system, in particular in a distributed automation system, comprising a system installation and/or system maintenance tool that can be activated from every system node of the distributed system. The system installation and/or system maintenance tool (WZ) selects a software package and/or a functional component, and automatically executes the maintenance steps of the selected software package and/or of the selected functional component as regards the distribution, installation and/or configuration of the software package and/or of the selected functional component in a defined sequence on the system nodes (SK) of the distributed system.

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  • ABB RESEARCH LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dix, Marcel Mannheim, DE 38 80
Schemat, Peter Johann Walther Västeras, SE 3 18
Stich, Christian M Hirschberg-Leutershausen, DE 7 69

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