SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING CONFIGURATIONS OF STORAGE DEVICES IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT
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1. A method of managing a software provisioning environment, comprising:
- providing, from a provisioning server, a storage device tool to at least one target machine in a network of target machines, the at least one target machine including at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to communicate with the at least one storage device independent of a type of the at least one storage device; and
providing, to the storage device tool, at least one command or instruction to manage the at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to translate the at least one command or instruction into a specific command or instruction associated with the type of the at least one storage device.
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Abstract
A provisioning server can provide and interact with a storage device tool on target machines. The storage device tool can communicate with the storage devices of the target machines, independent of the types of the storage devices. To communicate independent of the type of the storage device, the storage device tool can include a translation library. The translation library enables the storage device tool to receive common commands and/or instructions for interacting with the storage devices and convert those common commands and/or instructions into specific commands and/or instructions that are compatible with different types of the storage devices.
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1. A method of managing a software provisioning environment, comprising:
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providing, from a provisioning server, a storage device tool to at least one target machine in a network of target machines, the at least one target machine including at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to communicate with the at least one storage device independent of a type of the at least one storage device; and providing, to the storage device tool, at least one command or instruction to manage the at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to translate the at least one command or instruction into a specific command or instruction associated with the type of the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for managing 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 and a network management server, the provisioning server being configured to provide a storage device tool to at least one target machine in the network of target machines, the at least one target machine including at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to communicate with the at least one storage device independent of a type of the at least one storage device; and provide, to the storage device tool, at least one command or instruction to manage the at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to translate the at least one command or instruction into a specific command or instruction associated with the type of the at least one storage device. - 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 storage medium and comprising instructions for causing a processor to perform a method comprising:
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providing a storage device tool to at least one target machine in a network of target machines, the at least one target machine including at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to communicate with the at least one storage device independent of a type of the at least one storage device; and providing, to the storage device tool, at least one command or instruction to manage the at least one storage device, wherein the storage device tool is configured to translate the at least one command or instruction into a specific command or instruction associated with the type of the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A storage device tool, the storage device tool being embodied in a computer readable storage medium and comprising instructions for causing a processor to perform a method comprising:
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receiving a command or instruction to manage at least one storage device; translating the command or instruction into a specific command or instruction associated with a type of the at least one storage device; and providing the specific command or instruction to the at least one storage device. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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