METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING NEW MACHINES IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT
First Claim
1. A method of registering new systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
- detecting at least one new system connected to the software provisioning environment;
determining identification information associated with the at least one new system, wherein the identification information uniquely identifies the at least one new system in the provisioning environment; and
registering the at least one system with the software provisioning environment, wherein the registering comprises entering the identification information in an inventory of systems receiving provisioning processes.
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Abstract
A provisioning server can be configured to include an inventory module. The inventory module can be configured to automatically detect new target machines that are connected to the provisioning environment. Once detected, the inventory module can be configured to determine identification information for the detected target machines. The identification information can include information that uniquely identifies the detected machines and information describing the detected machines. The inventory module can be configured to enter the identification information in an inventory of machines in the provisioning environment. Once registered, the provisioning server can perform provisioning processes on the detected machines.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of registering new systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
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detecting at least one new system connected to the software provisioning environment; determining identification information associated with the at least one new system, wherein the identification information uniquely identifies the at least one new system in the provisioning environment; and registering the at least one system with the software provisioning environment, wherein the registering comprises entering the identification information in an inventory of systems receiving provisioning processes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for registering new systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
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a network interface to a network comprises at least one new system; and a provisioning server, communicating with the network interface, the provisioning server being configured to detect at least one new system connected to the software provisioning environment; determine identification information associated with the at least one new system, wherein the identification information uniquely identifies the at least one new system in the provisioning environment; and register the at least one system with the software provisioning environment, wherein the registering comprises entering the identification information in an inventory of systems receiving provisioning processes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A provisioning application, the provisioning application being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:
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detecting at least one new system connected to the software provisioning environment; determining identification information associated with the at least one new system, wherein the identification information uniquely identifies the at least one new system in the provisioning environment; and registering the at least one system with the software provisioning environment, wherein the registering comprises entering the identification information in an inventory of systems receiving provisioning processes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method of registering new systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
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receiving a request to identify at least one system being connected to the provisioning environment; determining identification information associated with the at least one new system, wherein the identification information uniquely identifies the at least one new system in the provisioning environment; and transmitting the identification information to a provisioning server for registering the at least one new system in the provisioning environment.
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