公开(公告)号：US20200097279A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16264227

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Sudipto Mukhopadhyay ,  Swapneel Ambre ,  Akshay Mirajkar

IPC: G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for version aliasing mechanisms and cumulative upgrades for software lifecycle management are disclosed. An example method includes cumulating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a plurality of software updates identified in a first manifest file with a plurality of software updates identified in a second manifest file, the second manifest file corresponding to a version older than a version corresponding to the first manifest file; and flagging the cumulative manifest files as cumulative, the cumulative manifest file containing a plurality of software updates that update the old version to the new version.

公开(公告)号：US10901721B2

公开(公告)日：2021-01-26

申请号：US16264227

申请日：2019-01-31

Applicant: VMware, Inc.

Inventor： Sudipto Mukhopadhyay ,  Swapneel Ambre ,  Akshay Mirajkar

IPC: G06F9/445 ,  G06F8/65 ,  G06F8/61 ,  G06F9/48 ,  G06F8/70 ,  G06F8/71 ,  G06F21/62 ,  G06F9/455 ,  G06F9/50

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for version aliasing mechanisms and cumulative upgrades for software lifecycle management are disclosed. An example method includes cumulating, by executing an instruction with a processor, a plurality of software updates identified in a first manifest file with a plurality of software updates identified in a second manifest file, the second manifest file corresponding to a version older than a version corresponding to the first manifest file; and flagging the cumulative manifest files as cumulative, the cumulative manifest file containing a plurality of software updates that update the old version to the new version.