Provisoning of a new node joining an existing cluster in a data center environment
US9130836B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/17
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method is provided in one example embodiment and includes identifying for a new node added to a communications network a plurality of existing network nodes respectively connected to one of a plurality of ports of the new node and capable of implementing a particular routing protocol; selecting one of the identified existing network nodes to serve as a designated forwarder (“DF”) for the new node; performing a power on auto provisioning (“PoAP”) procedure in connection with the new node; and opening the ports of the new node to which the identified existing network nodes are connected.
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