Patent Application - Method and system for executing and undoing distributed server change operations > Summary

Patent Application No. US 20030233385

Published on Dec 18, 2003

Application No. 10/414958

Filed on Apr 16, 2003

Priority Date -

Srinivasa, Balaji (3)

A method and system for executing and undoing distributed server change operations for a collection of server objects across multiple target servers in a transaction-safe manner is provided. In one embodiment, server change operations for a collection of server objects, such as files and configuration file entries, are specified in a transaction package. The target servers to which the specified change operation are directed are also identified in the transaction package. Parameter values for each of the identified target servers are specified through a parameter file in the transaction package. The transaction package is sent to the identified target servers, which execute the change operations on the target servers in a transaction-safe manner using these parameter values.