SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING A NETWORK APPLIANCE
First Claim
1. A method of activating a network appliance, comprising:
- obtaining a computer hardware module having an open architecture operating system and licensing architecture software, and having a hardware module identification;
receiving a user registration identification preconfigured in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection of at least one compute resource application for a selected duration of time;
submitting the hardware module identification and user registration identification to an internet-based license database server for providing an install key;
accepting the install key from the license database server comprising a module identification code and software product selector code;
entering the install key into the licensing architecture software on the hardware module;
using the module identification code to enable the hardware module; and
using the software product selector code to enable the at least one compute resource application for the selected duration of time, thereby activating the network appliance.
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Abstract
A method of activating a network appliance that can include obtaining a computer hardware module having installed an open architecture operating system and licensing architecture software with a hardware module identification, receiving a user registration identification that is preconfigured in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection compute resource application(s) for a selected duration of time, and submitting the hardware module identification and user registration identification to an internet-based license database server for providing an activation license or install key. Additional steps include accepting an install key from the license database server comprising a module identification code and software product selector code, entering the install key into the licensing architecture software on the hardware module, using the module identification code to enable the hardware module, and using the software product selector code to enable the one or more compute resource application for the selected duration of time.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of activating a network appliance, comprising:
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obtaining a computer hardware module having an open architecture operating system and licensing architecture software, and having a hardware module identification; receiving a user registration identification preconfigured in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection of at least one compute resource application for a selected duration of time; submitting the hardware module identification and user registration identification to an internet-based license database server for providing an install key; accepting the install key from the license database server comprising a module identification code and software product selector code; entering the install key into the licensing architecture software on the hardware module; using the module identification code to enable the hardware module; and using the software product selector code to enable the at least one compute resource application for the selected duration of time, thereby activating the network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system for activating a network appliance, comprising:
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a computer hardware module having an open architecture operating system and licensing architecture software, and having a hardware module identification; at least one compute resource application downloaded onto the hardware module; a user registration identification preconfigured in accordance with a user'"'"'s selection of one of the at least one compute resource application for a selected duration of time; and an internet-based license database server, wherein the license database server responds to a submission of the hardware module identification and user registration identification with an install key comprising a module identification code for enabling the hardware module and a software product selector code for enabling the selected one of the at least one compute resource application for the selected duration of time, thereby remotely activating the network appliance. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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