Provisioning network resources by environment and network address
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- providing a mapping server to communicate with networked devices from a plurality of different environments;
receiving, at the mapping server, a request for a network address of a corresponding configuration server from one of the networked devices;
determining a network identifier of the one of the networked devices based on the request;
searching a mapping table for the network address of the corresponding configuration server using the network identifier of the one of the networked devices; and
providing the network address of the corresponding configuration server to the one of the networked devices.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for facilitating provisioning of network appliances based on different environments. A mapping server is provided to communicate with networked devices from different environments. The mapping server receives a request for a network address of a corresponding configuration server from one of the networked devices, determines a network identifier of this networked devices based on the request, and searches a mapping table for the network address of the corresponding configuration server using the network identifier of the networked device. The mapping server then provides the network address of the corresponding configuration server to the networked device.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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providing a mapping server to communicate with networked devices from a plurality of different environments; receiving, at the mapping server, a request for a network address of a corresponding configuration server from one of the networked devices; determining a network identifier of the one of the networked devices based on the request; searching a mapping table for the network address of the corresponding configuration server using the network identifier of the one of the networked devices; and providing the network address of the corresponding configuration server to the one of the networked devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable storage medium that, when executed by a machine, causes the machine to perform a method comprising:
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providing a mapping server to communicate with networked devices from a plurality of different environments; receiving, at the mapping server, a request for a network address of a corresponding configuration server from one of the networked devices; determining a network identifier of the one of the networked devices based on the request; searching a mapping table for the network address of the corresponding configuration server using the network identifier of the one of the networked devices; and providing the network address of the corresponding configuration server to the one of the networked devices. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for a server, comprising:
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a mapping table to store network identifiers of networked devices and network addresses of corresponding configuration servers associated with a plurality of different environments; and a configuration server address provider, coupled to the mapping table, to receive a request for a network address of a configuration server from one of the networked devices, to determine a network identifier of the one of the networked devices based on the request, to search the mapping table for the network address of the configuration server using the network identifier of the one of the networked devices, and to provide the network address of the corresponding configuration server to the one of the networked devices. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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