Package Replacement

Modified on Wed, 10 May 2023 at 01:41 PM

Details

Software solutions have a short life cycle, mainly driven by agile software development and innovation. Existing solutions do contain a potential of unforeseen vulnerabilities. As a result, IT staff frequently needs to ship new program versions of software.

In five(9)s Console, software can be assigned Software Profiles. A Software Profile is a collection of one or many software packages grouped together for a project, customer or region/location.

In Package Replacement an existing software package is replaced by another software package.

Administration of Package Replacements

Packages can be configured in Admin / Distribution Packages.

Multiple Package Replacements can be used to associate one or more packages to a Managed Package. The multi-select replacements-list only displays only packages without any (previously configured) replacements.
Likewise, replacements can be removed again.

Visualized replacement hierarchy in the Edit Package Details-Dialog

The replacement chain is displayed in the diagram below the replacements-multiselect.

The diagram starts from the left with the oldest software package in the hierarchy and ends on the right with the latest package. The current package is displayed in the middle of the diagram.

Automatic update of Software Profiles

If a newer version of a software exists, all software profiles are automatically checked.
A replacement of old software packages in the profiles is performed user-controlled.

When saving a software package, it checks whether it is part of a Software Profile. In this case a message box pops up. The admin has the option to update all affected software profiles accordingly.

Software Package Info-Dialog

The software package information dialog contains information about a completed package replacement.

OSD Page

OSD Reinstall and OSD Clone is aware of software or software profile updates automatically. If necessary old software can be replaced by the new software packages.

Validation for OSD Reinstall and OSD Clone

In OSD Reinstall and OSD Clone, the console user is asked if an "old" software package should remain (means: should be installed again) or if it should be automatically be replaced by the current one.

SW Profiles Page

In addition to automatic updating of Software Profiles, fast and simple updating of profiles on the SW Profiles page is possible as well.

For console users to recognize whether there are profiles with software packages to be replaced, a UI widget is displayed on the SW Profilespage:

This UI states there is package replacement potential in Software Profiles.

Update Profiles

The Update Profiles feature allows a fast custom replacement per software in Software Profiles.

The new function Update Profiles controls the replacement per software package. It quickly becomes appearent which Software Profiles are affected and can be updated.

Simply drag Software Profiles to update into the Update column.

Document information

Last Modified Date

08.05.2023

Verified versions

five(9)s Console version 4.2

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