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| Summary / Description | Describes a computer software maintenance system consisting of a central maintenance server, satellite server on customer premises, and then software within each target machine to receive updates. |
| Type of Prior Art | Online Publication |
| URL | http://www.redhat.com/red_hat_n... |
| Author/Creator | Red Hat, Inc. |
| Title | Red Hat Network Module Details |
| Publication Date | December 31, 2004 |
| Publisher | Red Hat, Inc. |
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| Additional Information | The specific url was published in June 2008; however, Red Hat Network Satellite Server has been available since at least December 2004 and the code for it was made available under an open source license in 2007. |
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Excerpt The Management Module features all the capabilities of the Update Module, plus the functionality needed to help your IT organization lower costs and increase productivity immediately. The Management Module allows you to:* Group systems together for easier administration. Automate formerly manual tasks. * Manage more systems per sys admin, schedule your updates for optimal times, and efficiently search for systems and packages. * Develop custom channels, define role-based permissions and policies, and utilize RHN's API access layer. Please note that a management subscription cannot be used in the absence of a full RHEL subscription. Functionality The Management Module comes with the following functionality: * Systems grouping * Systems permissions * Scheduled actions * System search * Package profile comparison tools * Multi-organization support Enhanced features including custom channels, local package caching, single port access, local database repository, channel cloning and management tools, channel permissions, errata cloning and management. Multiple organizations can be managed from one Satellite server with complete separation of duties. |
A software maintenance system for managing a software distribution system for distributing a software package to one or more target machines, the software distribution system comprising a plurality of software distribution parts, wherein at least one of the software distribution parts is provided at each target machine for receiving the software package, the software management system comprising: a software maintenance server for receiving a software package for updating one or more target machines, the software maintenance server configured to: define at least target machines for download of the software package; and provide the software package to the software distribution system; and at least one software maintenance unit for each software distribution part for acting as an interface between the software maintenance server and each software distribution part, each software maintenance unit configured to control the respective software distribution part to achieve distribution of the software package to each target machine via the respective software distribution part.
| Relevance | Red Hat Network Satellite comprises all of the above elements: a software maintenance system; a software maintenance server (the satellite server) for receiving updates for target machines; the software maintenance server containing definitions; a software distribution system capable of distributing software to one or more targets; and a software distribution interface on the target machines. This technology has been available since at least 2004. |
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