Patent ID: 8869142
Filing Date: 2014-10-21
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. In a network computing environment, a method of sending installation information, the method comprising: signing a package including installation information, wherein the package is a delta package; creating a hash of the package, wherein the hash identifies both a full package and the delta package; creating a metadata data set, wherein the metadata data set comprises a description of the package, an identification for the package, applicability rules describing intended recipients of the installation information, the hash of the package, a revision number, a priority indication for the package and installation instructions for the package, the priority indication being separate from the revision number and the identification for the package; publishing the metadata data set at a root server in a hierarchy of servers; distributing the metadata data set to at least one other server in the hierarchy of servers; sending the metadata data set to each system in a defined target group of systems, wherein at least a first server in the hierarchy of servers sends the metadata data set to a first system in the defined target group of systems and wherein at least a second server in the hierarchy of servers sends the metadata data set to a second system in the defined target group of systems, and wherein the defined target group of systems is selected from a plurality of defined target groups in the network computing environment; receiving a request for one of the delta package and full package from the first system; wherein the request is based on the received hash of the package; providing one of the delta package and full package to the first system.