Method and apparatus for configuring a server
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1. A method comprising:
- identifying at least one role associated with a target server;
identifying one or more services associated with the role;
identifying one or more ports associated with the role;
presenting the identified services and ports associated with the role to a user; and
requesting the user to select among the identified ports for activation in the target server.
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Abstract
A process identifies one or more roles associated with a target server. The process also identifies one or more services associated with each role and identifies one or more ports associated with each role. The identified ports associated with the role are presented to a user. The user is requested to select among the identified ports associated with the role.
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying at least one role associated with a target server;
identifying one or more services associated with the role;
identifying one or more ports associated with the role;
presenting the identified services and ports associated with the role to a user; and
requesting the user to select among the identified ports for activation in the target server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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identifying one or more roles associated with a target server;
identifying one or more services associated with the roles;
displaying the identified services associated with the roles;
allowing a user to modify the displayed services; and
identifying the selected services as active services and identifying the unselected services as inactive services. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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identifying a role associated with a target server;
identifying one or more ports associated with the role;
presenting the identified ports associated with the role to a user;
requesting the user to select among the identified ports associated with the role; and
identifying the selected ports as active ports and identifying the unselected ports as inactive ports. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus comprising:
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a pre-processor to receive information regarding server roles from a knowledge base and to receive characteristics of a target server, wherein the pre-processor generates a file containing server role information relevant to the target server, and wherein information in the file regarding services and ports associated with the server roles is presented to a user for selection; and
a configuration engine coupled to the pre-processor, wherein the configuration engine configures the target server based on the user'"'"'s selection of services and ports. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon a computer program that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to:
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identify a role associated with a target server;
identify one or more services associated with the role;
identify one or more ports associated with the role;
display the identified services and ports associated with the role; and
receive selected services and ports to be activated on the target server. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34)
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