Patent ID: 7376945
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of software change modeling of networked nodes on a computer system, the method comprising the computer-implemented steps of: simulating, using a software update simulator on the computer system, processes from at least one node of the networked nodes; wherein each simulated process is a minimal version of a functional process that runs on said node; and receiving a software update for said node by said software update simulator; wherein the software update contains a set of one or more software packages; wherein each software package of the set contains at least one software module with corresponding software dependency information; wherein said software update simulator notifies a control process for said node that a software update is being requested; wherein said software update simulator passes said control process identities of the set of one or more software packages to be updated and software dependency information; and wherein said control process determines running functional node processes that will be affected by the software update using the software dependency information.