METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING A RESCUE ENVIRONMENT IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method of repairing computer systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
- identifying a target machine, in a network of target machines, as malfunctioning;
identifying a rescue environment capable of being executed on the identified target machine;
providing the rescue environment to the identified target machine over a network connection to the network of target machines; and
communicating with the rescue environment to repair the identified target machine.
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Abstract
A provisioning server can remotely deliver a rescue environment to a malfunctioning target machine. The provisioning server can operate in conjunction with a network management server in order to identify malfunctioning target machines, for example, target machines with damaged operating systems. Once a malfunctioning target machine is identified, the provisioning server can be configured to identify a rescue environment to repair the malfunctioning target machine and provide the rescue environment to the malfunctioning target machine.
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1. A method of repairing computer systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
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identifying a target machine, in a network of target machines, as malfunctioning; identifying a rescue environment capable of being executed on the identified target machine; providing the rescue environment to the identified target machine over a network connection to the network of target machines; and communicating with the rescue environment to repair the identified target machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for repairing computer systems in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
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a network interface to a network of target machines; and a provisioning server, communicating with the network interface, the provisioning server being configured to identify a target machine, in the network of target machines, as malfunctioning; identify a rescue environment capable of being executed on the identified target machine; provide the rescue environment to the identified target machine over the network interface to the network of target machines; and communicate with the rescue environment to repair the identified target machine. - 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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identifying a target machine, in a network of target machines, as malfunctioning; identifying a rescue environment capable of being executed on the identified target machine; providing the rescue environment to the identified target machine over a network connection to the network of target machines; and communicating with the rescue environment to repair the identified target machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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