Methods and apparatus for provisioning servers to clients
US7363479B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 26, 2005 |
| Grant date | Apr 22, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4416
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a server is provisioned to a client by: 1) pre-booting a server of a server pool using a client-neutral operating system image, before the server is provisioned to the client; 2) provisioning the pre-booted server to a virtual network of the client; 3) mounting client storage volumes to the provisioned server; and then 4) processing a client-specific configuration file. Other related methods and apparatus are also disclosed.
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