Patent ID: 7831968
Filing Date: 2010-11-09
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of restoring multiple instances of a software application to a baseline state over a network, comprising: storing a baseline template of said software application on a first computing system connected to said network, said baseline template containing a baseline set of configuration directories and configuration files for said software application; searching said configuration directories and said configuration files for a first reference specific to said first computing system; replacing said first reference to said first computing system in said configuration directories and said configuration files with a generic reference; transferring said baseline template of said software application to a second computing system connected to said network; and restoring said software application to said baseline state from said baseline template on said second computing system, including inserting in said configuration directories and said configuration files of said software application computing system-specific references required by said software application with respect to said second computing system as a replacement for said generic reference.