METHOD AND REMOTE SYSTEM FOR CREATING A CUSTOMIZED SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE IN REAL TIME
First Claim
1. A method of creating a customized IT infrastructure, comprising:
- receiving IT environment request from a user via a user interface or API;
providing the request to a central processing system;
operating the central processing system to execute the request in a series of processes in comparison to the available inventory to;
select a server from a plurality of available servers and allocate the server as an assigned server to the user;
select storage device from storage facility and allocate the storage device as an assigned storage facilities to the user;
couple the assigned server to the assigned storage facility;
install and configure software onto the assigned server according to the request; and
,connect the assigned server to a communication network.
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Abstract
System and method enabling creating a server environment in real or near-real time. Major elements of the system include a provisioning engine that controls server chassis coupled to frontend network and backend network. The frontend network enable connection of any server to the Internet or Intranet through a firewall and IDS security systems. The backend network couples specific servers to specific storage resources of a network storage. A GUI or direct API functions enables a user to specify server environment parameters, and the provisioning engine then controls the frontend and backend networks and other system elements to create the specified server environment.
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25 Claims
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1. A method of creating a customized IT infrastructure, comprising:
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receiving IT environment request from a user via a user interface or API; providing the request to a central processing system; operating the central processing system to execute the request in a series of processes in comparison to the available inventory to; select a server from a plurality of available servers and allocate the server as an assigned server to the user; select storage device from storage facility and allocate the storage device as an assigned storage facilities to the user; couple the assigned server to the assigned storage facility; install and configure software onto the assigned server according to the request; and
,connect the assigned server to a communication network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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