Reduction of configuration time upon deployment of a configurable device in a shared resource environment
First Claim
1. An automatic method of configuring a server in a system including a plurality of servers, comprising:
- (a) requesting configuration data by the server to be configured;
(b) automatically retrieving configuration data appropriate for the server from a device external to the server; and
(c) providing the retrieved configuration data to the server.
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Abstract
A computer rack system includes a plurality of chassis of servers and power supplies and other equipment, as desired, mated to the rack. Each server chassis can accommodate a plurality of servers. The various servers located in a chassis couple to a chassis communication module and the various server chassis couple together via the chassis communication modules. Each server is initially configured when installed into the rack. When a server is activated, logic in the server determines whether the server has been configured. If the server has not been configured, the server submits a request to its chassis communication module. The request includes an indication as to the type of server being configured. The chassis communication module then determines whether another server of the same type in the rack has been configured. If such a server exists, that server'"'"'s configuration is provided to the server being configured.
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23 Claims
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1. An automatic method of configuring a server in a system including a plurality of servers, comprising:
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(a) requesting configuration data by the server to be configured;
(b) automatically retrieving configuration data appropriate for the server from a device external to the server; and
(c) providing the retrieved configuration data to the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A computer system, comprising:
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a first plurality of servers; and
a first chassis communication module coupled to said first plurality of servers;
wherein at least one of said plurality of servers can be configured automatically once installed into said system, said installed server to be configured submitting a request for configuration data to said first chassis communication module which automatically retrieves and provides configuration data to said server for configuration. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An electronic system, comprising:
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a first plurality of configurable devices; and
a first chassis communication module coupled to said first plurality of configurable devices;
wherein at least one of said plurality of configurable devices can be configured automatically once installed into said system, said installed configurable device to be configured submitting a request for configuration data to said first chassis communication module which retrieves and provides configuration data to said configurable device for configuration. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A configurable device adapted to be installed into a system that includes other configurable devices, said configurable device including:
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a CPU;
memory coupled to said CPU and on which configuration is stored; and
an embedded management processor coupled to said CPU, said embedded management processor determines whether said configurable device has been configured and, if not, submits a request to an external device to provide configuration data corresponding to another configurable device in said system. - View Dependent Claims (22)
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23. A method of configuring a server in a system including a plurality of servers, comprising:
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(a) requesting configuration data by the server to be configured;
(b) if automatic configuration has been specified for the server, automatically retrieving configuration data appropriate for the server from a device external to the server; and
providing the retrieved configuration data to the server;
or(c) if automatic configuration has not been specified for the server, manually configuring the server.
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Specification