Automatic concurrent installation refresh of a large number of distributed heterogeneous reconfigurable computing devices upon a booting event
US9654599B1 · kind B1 · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Grant date | May 16, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2009/45595
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a deployment server is communicatively coupled with many computing devices requiring updated system installations based on requirements of a session user of the computer devices. Upon booting, the computing devices send remote installation requests to the deployment server. The deployment server matches identification data of the computer devices with corresponding target installation profiles defined according to the requirements of the session user in an installation database. Identification data of a computing device comprises a programmable MAC address. Based on the target installation profiles, the deployment server causes remote installation instructions and files to be sent to the computer devices based on the corresponding target installation profiles. The many computing devices perform installation of heterogeneous operating systems, hypervisors, virtual machines, software and/or software license concurrently under direction of the deployment server based on the remote installation instructions and files. In another embodiment, the deployment server is PXE-compliant.
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