Facilitating replication of a service processor configuration
First Claim
1. A method for facilitating replication of a service processor configuration, comprising:
- requesting configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of a baseline service processor configuration onto a first service processor, wherein said requesting is performed by the first service processor and wherein a configuration dataset maintained on the first service processor represents a service processor configuration of the first service processor; and
accessing said required configuration data within a configuration dataset maintained on a second service processor after performing said requesting, wherein the configuration dataset maintained on the second data processing represents the baseline service processor configuration.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the disclosures made herein is a method for facilitating replication of a service processor configuration. In accordance with such an embodiment, an operation is performed for requesting configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of a baseline service processor configuration onto a first service processor. The operation of requesting is performed by the first service processor and a configuration dataset maintained on the first service processor represents a service processor configuration of the first service processor. After requesting the required configuration data, an operation is performed for accessing the required configuration data within a configuration dataset maintained on a second service processor. The configuration dataset maintained on the second service processor represents the baseline service processor configuration. An operation for processing at least a portion of the required configuration data may be performed after accessing the required configuration data. Examples of processing the required configuration data include altering, deleting, coalescing, verifying and/or acknowledging at least of portion of the required configuration data. After accessing the required configuration data and processing any required portion of the required configuration data, an operation is performed for updating the configuration dataset maintained on the first service processor to include at least a portion of the required configuration data.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for facilitating replication of a service processor configuration, comprising:
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requesting configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of a baseline service processor configuration onto a first service processor, wherein said requesting is performed by the first service processor and wherein a configuration dataset maintained on the first service processor represents a service processor configuration of the first service processor; and
accessing said required configuration data within a configuration dataset maintained on a second service processor after performing said requesting, wherein the configuration dataset maintained on the second data processing represents the baseline service processor configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for facilitating replication of a service processor configuration, comprising:
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transmitting a configuration data request designating configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of a baseline service processor configuration onto a first service processor, wherein the configuration data request is transmitted from the first service processor for reception by a second service processor and wherein a configuration dataset maintained on the first service processor represents a service processor configuration of the first service processor; and
receiving said required configuration data by the first service processor in response to said required configuration data being accessed within a configuration dataset maintained on the second service processor and being transmitted from the second service processor for reception by the first service processor, wherein the configuration dataset maintained on the second data processing represents the baseline service processor configuration. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for facilitating replication of a service processor configuration, comprising:
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receiving a configuration data request designating configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of a baseline service processor configuration onto a first service processor, wherein the configuration data request is transmitted from the first service processor for reception by a second service processor and wherein a configuration dataset maintained on the first service processor represents the service processor configuration of the first service processor; and
accessing said required configuration data within a configuration dataset of the second service processor after performing said receiving, wherein the configuration dataset maintained on the second data processing represents the baseline service processor configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A service processor, comprising:
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a data processing device;
a configuration dataset representing a service processor configuration of the service processor;
means for retaining the configuration dataset;
a replication control structure including information capable of enabling automated configuration replication functionality; and
a data processor program accessible by the data processing device, wherein the data processing program is adapted for enabling the data processing device to facilitate;
transmitting a configuration data request designating configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of a baseline service processor configuration onto said means for retaining, wherein the configuration data request is transmitted from the service processor for reception by an other service processor; and
receiving said required configuration data in response to said required configuration data being accessed within a configuration dataset maintained on the other service processor and being transmitted from the other second service processor for reception by the service processor, wherein the configuration dataset maintained on the other data processing represents the baseline service processor configuration. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. A service processor, comprising:
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a service processor;
a configuration dataset representing a service processor configuration of the service processor, wherein the configuration dataset represents a baseline service processor configuration for an other service processor;
a replication control structure including information capable of enabling automated configuration replication functionality; and
a data processor program accessible by the data processing device, wherein the data processing program is adapted for enabling the data processing device to facilitate;
receiving a configuration data request designating configuration data required for facilitating replication of at least a portion of the baseline service processor configuration onto the other service processor, wherein the configuration data request is transmitted from the other service processor for reception by the service processor; and
accessing said required configuration data within the configuration dataset of the service processor after performing said receiving. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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37. A service processor, comprising:
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a data processing device;
a configuration dataset accessible by the data processing device and representing a service processor configuration of the service processor; and
means for facilitating automated configuration replication functionality. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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