Patent ID: 8959505
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for updating at least one facility in a computing storage environment by a processor device, comprising: setting a sequence for distributing at least one of a plurality of code packages to the at least one facility according to different states of a fixed state machine; installing the at least one of the plurality of code packages in at least one staging area, wherein the at least one of the plurality of code packages is maintained in the at least one staging area in a valid, dormant mode while the fixed state machine is stopped; detecting a change in the fixed state machine; determining whether the fixed state machine change is an accidental state change resulting in a modification of the configuration of an updateable element; if the fixed state machine change is not an accidental state change, determining whether the fixed state machine change results in a modification of the configuration of an updateable element; if the fixed state machine change is an accidental state change, notifying support personnel for repair or replacement of a failing part causing the accidental state change; pursuant to a resumption of the fixed state machine at a subsequent time after the fixed state machine is brought to the valid state, swapping a current code package with the at least one of the plurality of code packages in the at least one staging area to activate the at least one of the plurality of code packages.