US2004148370A1PendingUtilityA1

System and method for composing, configuring, deploying, and managing services using a graphical user interface

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Assignee: ELECTRONIC DATA SYST CORPPriority: Jan 23, 2003Filed: Jan 23, 2003Published: Jul 29, 2004
Est. expiryJan 23, 2023(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Waqar Sadiq
G06F 9/44505G06Q 30/016
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Abstract

A system and method for composing, configuring, deploying, and managing services in a data processing system and data processing system network. This system provides deployment domains to define a logical set of business services that have similar requirements for an application infrastructure. A deployment domain is created, and a graphical user interface allows a user to compose, configure, deploy, and manage services within the deployment domain and associated hosts using a drag-and-drop interface.

Claims

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What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A method for managing services, comprising: 
 receiving a selection of a deployment domain;    receiving an instruction to associate an object with the deployment domain;    generating software code necessary to associate the object with the deployment domain; and    installing the software code.    
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object is a host data processing system.  
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object is a service implementation software module.  
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the object is an infrastructure service software module.  
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the selection is received in a graphical user interface.  
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the instruction is made by dropping an icon representing the object onto a graphical user interface screen portion associated with the deployment domain.  
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising receiving property information associated with the object.  
     
     
         8 . A data processing system having at least a processor and accessible memory, comprising: 
 means for receiving a selection of a deployment domain;    means for receiving an instruction to associate an object with the deployment domain;    means for generating software code necessary to associate the object with the deployment domain; and    means for installing the software code.    
     
     
         9 . The data processing system of  claim 8 , wherein the object is a host data processing system.  
     
     
         10 . The data processing system of  claim 8 , wherein the object is a service implementation software module.  
     
     
         11 . The data processing system of  claim 8 , wherein the object is an infrastructure service software module.  
     
     
         12 . The data processing system of  claim 8 , wherein the selection is received in a graphical user interface.  
     
     
         13 . The data processing system of  claim 8 , wherein the instruction is made by dropping an icon representing the object onto a graphical user interface screen portion associated with the deployment domain.  
     
     
         14 . The data processing system of  claim 8 , further comprising means for receiving property information associated with the object.  
     
     
         15 . A computer program product tangibly embodied in a computer-readable medium, comprising: 
 instructions for receiving a selection of a deployment domain;    instructions for receiving an instruction to associate an object with the deployment domain;    instructions for generating software code necessary to associate the object with the deployment domain; and    instructions for installing the software code.    
     
     
         16 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the object is a host data processing system.  
     
     
         17 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the object is a service implementation software module.  
     
     
         18 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the object is an infrastructure service software module.  
     
     
         19 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the selection is received in a graphical user interface.  
     
     
         20 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , wherein the instruction is made by dropping an icon representing the object onto a graphical user interface screen portion associated with the deployment domain.  
     
     
         21 . The computer program product of  claim 15 , further comprising instructions for receiving property information associated with the object.

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