Configuring computing devices using a bootstrap configuration
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1. A method for configuring a computing device, comprising:
- in the computing device, performing operations for;
sending, to a bootstrap configuration server, a device identifier;
receiving, from the bootstrap configuration server, a bootstrap configuration comprising a reference to a location on the bootstrap configuration server from where a device configuration file is to be retrieved;
using the reference to the location, retrieving the device configuration file from the bootstrap configuration server; and
configuring the computing device in accordance with one or more configuration settings in the device configuration file.
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Abstract
In the described embodiments, a device configuration file is used to set configuration settings on a computing device during a configuration operation (e.g., an initial configuration or a re-configuration of the computing device). The device configuration file is retrieved from a location where the device configuration file is hosted using a reference to the location from a bootstrap configuration. The bootstrap configuration is provided by a bootstrap configuration server and is retrieved by the computing device from the bootstrap configuration server during the configuration operation.
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1. A method for configuring a computing device, comprising:
in the computing device, performing operations for; sending, to a bootstrap configuration server, a device identifier; receiving, from the bootstrap configuration server, a bootstrap configuration comprising a reference to a location on the bootstrap configuration server from where a device configuration file is to be retrieved; using the reference to the location, retrieving the device configuration file from the bootstrap configuration server; and configuring the computing device in accordance with one or more configuration settings in the device configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for configuring a computing device, comprising:
in a bootstrap configuration server, performing operations for; storing a bootstrap configuration, wherein the bootstrap configuration comprises a reference to a location on the bootstrap configuration server from where a device configuration file specific to the computing device can be retrieved; receiving, from the computing device, a request to retrieve the device configuration file from the location indicated by the reference in the bootstrap configuration, the device configuration file including information to be used in configuring the computing device; and sending the device configuration file to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computing device, comprising:
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a processing circuit; and a computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the processing circuit causes the processing circuit to; send, to a bootstrap configuration server, a device identifier; receive, from the bootstrap configuration server, a bootstrap configuration, the bootstrap configuration comprising a reference to a location on the bootstrap configuration server from where a device configuration file is to be retrieved; retrieve the device configuration file from the bootstrap configuration server using the reference to the location; and configure the computing device in accordance with one or more configuration settings in the device configuration file. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A bootstrap configuration server for configuring a computing device, the bootstrap configuration server comprising:
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a processing circuit; and a computer readable storage medium comprising a set of instructions that when executed by the processing circuit causes the processing circuit to; store a bootstrap configuration, wherein the bootstrap configuration comprises a reference to a location on the bootstrap configuration server from where a device configuration file specific to the computing device can be retrieved; receive, from the computing device, a request to retrieve the device configuration file from the location indicated by the reference in the bootstrap configuration, the device configuration file including information to be used in configuring the computing device; and send the device configuration file to the computing device. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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