System and method for managing server configurations

摘要

A computer system comprises servers running application programs which are controlled, at least in part, by configuration parameters. The parameters are updated by first updating a database of configuration parameters, and then automatically updating the servers in accordance with the database updates to automatically maintain synchronization between the server configuration and the database.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method of managing the configuration of a plurality of servers, said method comprising:
receiving a user selection of an application program parameter; determining whether the user selection corresponds to a modifiable application program parameter; responsive to determining that the user selection corresponds to a user modifiable application program parameter, receiving a user modification to the user selected application program parameter; communicating the user modified application program parameter to a server manager; determining a table, from a plurality of tables, to update in a database; and responsive to determining the table to update in the database, updating the table in the database with the user modified application parameter.