1. A system for managing installs to a set of one or more field machines in a distributed network environment, comprising: at least one change coordinator server that includes a database with data identifying a current state of each field machine, and a change controller routine for initiating a given control action to initiate an update to the current state on a given field machine; and at least one install server responsive to the change controller routine initiating the given control action for invoking the update to the current state on the given field machine.