An Architecture for Post-Development Configuration Management in a Wide-Area Network

Annotation: Uses servers called ``release docks'' at software producers and ``field docks'' at software consumers to disseminate new software and updates. Users download and authorize installation agents which in turn install the requested software and install update agents. A global event system routes update notifications to update agents, which in turn download and install updates. A hierarchical registry system standardizes descriptions of software packages, their file structure, and their interdependencies. If an installation or update depends on another package, that package is automatically installed or updated as needed. Local agents enforce access control, e.g., by mapping registry changes onto the file system.

BibTeX entry:

@inproceedings{hall97architecture,
   author = {Richard S. Hall and Dennis Heimbeigner and Andre van der Hoek
	and Alexander L. Wolf},
   title = {An Architecture for Post-Development Configuration Management
	in a Wide-Area Network},
   booktitle = {Intl. Conf. on Dist. Computing Systems},
   month = may,
   year = {1997}
}