System and method for naming hosts in a distributed data processing system
First Claim
1. A method for automatically naming hosts in a distributed data processing system, the method comprising:
- receiving unique identifiers (UIDS) from multiple hosts in communication with a cluster controller;
in response to receiving the UIDs, causing the multiple hosts to produce ready signals;
receiving user input from a first host among the multiple hosts;
in response to receiving the user input from the first host, associating a first host name with the UID for the first host;
after associating the first host name with the UID for the first host, causing the first host to produce a completion signal;
receiving user input from a second host among the multiple hosts; and
repeating the operations of receiving replies from hosts, associating host names with UIDs, and causing hosts to produce completion signals, until each of the multiple hosts has been named, such that the user input dictates the order in which host names are assigned to the multiple hosts.
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Abstract
In a method for automatically naming hosts, a cluster controller receives unique identifiers (UIDs) from multiple hosts. In response to receiving the UIDs, the cluster controller causes the multiple hosts to produce ready signals. The cluster controller then receives user input (e.g., an indication that a floppy disk has been inserted into a floppy disk drive) from a first host among the multiple hosts. In response to receiving the user input from the first host, the cluster controller associates a first host name with the UID for the first host. The cluster controller then causes the first host to produce a completion signal. The cluster controller then receives user input from a second host among the multiple hosts. The operations of receiving replies from hosts, associating host names with UIDs, and causing hosts to produce completion signals may be repeated until each of the multiple hosts has been named.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for automatically naming hosts in a distributed data processing system, the method comprising:
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receiving unique identifiers (UIDS) from multiple hosts in communication with a cluster controller;
in response to receiving the UIDs, causing the multiple hosts to produce ready signals;
receiving user input from a first host among the multiple hosts;
in response to receiving the user input from the first host, associating a first host name with the UID for the first host;
after associating the first host name with the UID for the first host, causing the first host to produce a completion signal;
receiving user input from a second host among the multiple hosts; and
repeating the operations of receiving replies from hosts, associating host names with UIDs, and causing hosts to produce completion signals, until each of the multiple hosts has been named, such that the user input dictates the order in which host names are assigned to the multiple hosts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11)
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9. A program product for automatically naming hosts in a distributed data processing system, the program product comprising:
computer instructions that;
receive unique identifiers (UIDs) from multiple hosts in communication with a cluster controller;
in response to receiving the UIDs, cause the multiple hosts to produce ready signals;
receive user input from a first host among the multiple hosts;
in response to receiving the user input from the first host, associate a first host name with the UID for the first host;
after associating the first host name with the UID for the first host, cause the first host to produce a completion signal;
receive user input from a second host among the multiple hosts; and
repeat the operations of receiving replies from hosts, associating host names with UIDs, and causing hosts to produce completion signals, until each of the multiple hosts has been named, such that the user input dictates the order in which host names are assigned to the multiple hosts; and
a computer-usable medium encoding the computer instructions. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A data processing system for automatically naming hosts in a distributed data processing system, the data processing system comprising:
a network interface in communication with multiple hosts, a processor in communication with the network interface, data storage in communication with the processor, and computer instructions stored in the data storage, wherein, when the computer instructions are executed by the processing resources, the computer instructions perform operations comprising;
receiving unique identifiers (UIDs) from the multiple hosts;
in response to receiving the UIDs, causing the multiple hosts to produce ready signals;
receiving user input from a first host among the multiple hosts;
in response to receiving the user input from the first host, associating a first host name with the UID for the first host;
after associating the first host name with the UID for the first host, causing the first host to produce a completion signal;
receiving user input from a second host among the multiple hosts; and
repeating the operations of receiving replies from hosts, associating host names with UIDs, and causing hosts to produce completion signals, until each of the multiple hosts has been named, such that the user input dictates the order in which host names are assigned to the multiple hosts. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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