METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT OF A VIRTUAL COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

Methods and apparatus for software lifecycle management of a virtual computing environment are disclosed. An example method includes determining, by executing an instruction with a processor (912), aplurality of software updates to be installed on physical computing resources in the virtual server rack system (102), the determining based on a manifest file received from a software manager associated with the virtual server rack system (102), determining, by executing an instruction with the processor (912), dependency requirements for installing the software updates identified in the manifestfile, determining, by executing an instruction with the processor (912), an order for installation of the software updates to meet dependency requirements, and scheduling, by executing an instructionwith the processor (912), installation of the software updates identified in the manifest file. 公开了用于虚拟计算环境的软件生命周期管理的方法和装置。种示例方法包括通过利用处理器(912)执行指令来确定要安装在虚拟服务器机架系统(102)中的物理计算资源上的多个软件更新，所述确定基于从与所述虚拟服务器机架系统(102)相关联的软件管理器接收到的清单文件，