Patent ID: 7366706
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for automating the deployment and lifecycle management of an integration solution, comprising the steps of: using a deployment solution template to gather information for deployment of the integration solution, the deployment information capturing the computing environment topology into which the integration solution is being deployed and the resource requirements and non-functional requirements of the integration solution and its components; automatically matching the components of the integration solution to the environment topology so as to customize the deployment solution template, the deployment solution template having been designed so that the captured deployment information is sufficient to enable said automatic matching, wherein said matching includes automatically identifying a plurality of options for said matching, and applying an optimization algorithm for selection of one of said options, wherein said optimization algorithm optimizes the use of computing resources identified in said environment topology wherein said optimization algorithm minimizes the number of servers used; and using the customized solution template for deployment of the integration solution.