Patent ID: 8949824
Filing Date: 2015-02-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for installation management comprising: installing an application on one or more installation computers; evaluating an application manifest for the application; automatically provisioning one or more initial resources for the application in accordance with the application manifest; associating the one or more resources with the application; processing production tasks and production data by the application using the one or more resources; evaluating loading of the one or more resources in accordance with the application manifest; adjusting the one or more resources in accordance with the loading and the application manifest; configuring the application to use the adjusted one or more resources; wherein the application manifest defines a manifest tree defining provisioning for the one or more resources and a hierarchy of sub-resources for one or more resources; and wherein the method further comprises: wherein adjusting the one or more initial resources in accordance with the loading and the application manifest to define one or more adjusted resources further comprises: evaluating historical loading of the one or more resources; determining anticipated loading in accordance with the historical loading; and performing one of augmenting and decrementing the one or more resources in accordance with anticipated loading and the application manifest.