SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING SYSTEM RESTORATION ORDER FOR NETWORK RECOVERY
First Claim
1. A method of restoring a network, comprising:
- accessing a dependency map for a set of nodes on a network, the dependency map encoding a dependency relationship between nodes in the network based on software installed on the nodes;
accessing a reverse kickstart file for a first node represented in the dependency map, the reverse kickstart file encoding a set of software hosted on the first node;
generating a provisioning installation on the first node using the reverse kickstart file associated with the first node via a provisioning server;
accessing an associated kickstart file for remaining nodes in the set of nodes; and
restoring the network by generating a provisioning installation for the remaining nodes using the associated reverse kickstart file for each of the remaining nodes.
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Abstract
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for automatically generating a system restoration order for network recovery. A set of managed machines, such as personal computers or servers, can be managed by a network management platform communicating with the machines via a secure channel. The network management platform can access a dependency map indicating a required order for restoration of machines or nodes on a network. The network management platform likewise access a reverse kickstart file for each machine to be automatically restored in order to ensure proper functioning of the network, and extract a current configuration of that machine for purposes of restoring the overall network.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of restoring a network, comprising:
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accessing a dependency map for a set of nodes on a network, the dependency map encoding a dependency relationship between nodes in the network based on software installed on the nodes; accessing a reverse kickstart file for a first node represented in the dependency map, the reverse kickstart file encoding a set of software hosted on the first node; generating a provisioning installation on the first node using the reverse kickstart file associated with the first node via a provisioning server; accessing an associated kickstart file for remaining nodes in the set of nodes; and restoring the network by generating a provisioning installation for the remaining nodes using the associated reverse kickstart file for each of the remaining nodes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A network management platform, comprising:
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an interface to a network having a set of nodes; and a network management engine, communicating with the set of nodes via the interface, the network management engine being configured to— access a dependency map for the set of nodes on the network, the dependency map encoding a dependency relationship between nodes in the network based on software installed on the nodes, access a reverse kickstart file for a first node represented in the dependency map, the reverse kickstart file encoding a set of software hosted on the first node, generate a provisioning installation on the first node using the reverse kickstart file associated with the first node via a provisioning server, access an associated kickstart file for remaining nodes in the set of nodes, and restore the network by generating a provisioning installation for the remaining nodes using the associated reverse kickstart file for each of the remaining nodes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A restored network, the network being restored via a method of:
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accessing a dependency map for a set of nodes on the restored network, the dependency map encoding a dependency relationship between nodes in the restored network based on software installed on the nodes; accessing a reverse kickstart file for a first node represented in the dependency map, the reverse kickstart file encoding a set of software hosted on the first node; generating a provisioning installation on the first node using the reverse kickstart file associated with the first node via a provisioning server; accessing an associated kickstart file for remaining nodes in the set of nodes; and generating the restored network by generating a provisioning installation for the remaining nodes using the associated reverse kickstart file for each of the remaining nodes. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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