Rapid provisioning of a computer into a homogenized resource pool
First Claim
1. A method for installing software on a data processing system, the method comprising:
- identifying files for the data processing system to be provisioned to form identified files;
locating the identified files using a location map, wherein the location map identifies a set of files and identifies each node in a plurality of nodes in a network data processing system on which a file in the set of files is located and wherein a file in the set of files is located on a number of nodes in the plurality of nodes;
transferring identified files to the data processing system from the plurality of nodes in the network data processing system using the location map to form installation files; and
provisioning the data processing system using the installation files.
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Abstract
An improved method, apparatus, and computer instructions for installing software on a data processing system. The process identifies files for the data processing system to be provisioned and to form identified files. The identified files are located using a location map. The location map identifies a set of files and identifies each node in a network data processing system on which a file in the set of files is located. The identified files are transferred to the data processing system from the plurality of nodes in the network data processing system using the location map to form installation files. The data processing system is provisioned using the installation files.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for installing software on a data processing system, the method comprising:
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identifying files for the data processing system to be provisioned to form identified files;
locating the identified files using a location map, wherein the location map identifies a set of files and identifies each node in a plurality of nodes in a network data processing system on which a file in the set of files is located and wherein a file in the set of files is located on a number of nodes in the plurality of nodes;
transferring identified files to the data processing system from the plurality of nodes in the network data processing system using the location map to form installation files; and
provisioning the data processing system using the installation files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A data processing system for installing software on a data processing system, the data processing system comprising:
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identifying means for identifying files for the data processing system to be provisioned to form identified files;
locating means for locating the identified files using a location map, wherein the location map identifies a set of files and identifies each node in a plurality of nodes in a network data processing system on which a file in the set of files is located and wherein a file in the set of files is located on a number of nodes in the plurality of nodes;
transferring means for transferring identified files to the data processing system from the plurality of nodes in the network data processing system using the location map to form installation files; and
provisioning means for provisioning the data processing system using the installation files. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer program product for installing software on a data processing system, the computer program product comprising:
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first instructions for identifying files for the data processing system to be provisioned to form identified files;
second instructions for locating the identified files using a location map, wherein the location map identifies a set of files and identifies each node in a plurality of nodes in a network data processing system on which a file in the set of files is located and wherein a file in the set of files is located on a number of nodes in the plurality of nodes;
third instructions for transferring identified files to the data processing system from the plurality of nodes in the network data processing system using the location map to form installation files; and
fourth instructions for provisioning the data processing system using the installation files. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A data processing system comprising:
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a bus;
a communications unit connected to the bus;
a memory connected to the bus, wherein the memory includes a set of instructions;
a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the set of instructions to identify files for the data processing system to be provisioned to form identified files;
locate the identified files using a location map, wherein the location map identifies a set of files and identifies each node in a plurality of nodes in a network data processing system on which a file in the set of files is located and wherein a file in the set of files is located on a number of nodes in the plurality of nodes;
transfer identified files to the data processing system from the plurality of nodes in the network data processing system using the location map to form installation files; and
provision the data processing system using the installation files.
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