Activate Attribute for Service Profiles in Unified Computing System
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- at a management server in an enterprise computing system comprising a plurality of server computers that communicate with the management server, storing data indicating the service profiles installed on respective server computers and an activation status of the service profiles on the respective server computers, wherein each service profile comprises data defining hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile indicating whether the service profile is active on the corresponding server computer; and
sending to the respective server computers data for the service profiles with an activation attribute for each service profile such that any service profile that is installed on multiple server computers is active on one server computer at any given time.
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Abstract
An enterprise computing system is provided comprising a plurality of server computers and a management server configured to communicate with the plurality of server computers. The management server stores data indicating the service profiles installed on respective server computers and an activation status of the service profiles on the respective server computers. Each service profile comprises data defining attributes for the server computer and includes an activation attribute for the service profile indicating whether the service profile is active on the corresponding server computer. The management server sends the service profiles to the together with an activation attribute for each service profile to server computers such that any service profile that is installed on multiple server computers is active on one server computer at any given time.
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21 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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at a management server in an enterprise computing system comprising a plurality of server computers that communicate with the management server, storing data indicating the service profiles installed on respective server computers and an activation status of the service profiles on the respective server computers, wherein each service profile comprises data defining hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile indicating whether the service profile is active on the corresponding server computer; and sending to the respective server computers data for the service profiles with an activation attribute for each service profile such that any service profile that is installed on multiple server computers is active on one server computer at any given time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method comprising:
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at a server computer in an enterprise computing system comprising a plurality of server computers that communicate with a management server, receiving from the management server data for a service profile that defines hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile that indicates whether the service profile is active on the server computer; installing the service profile on the server computer with the activation attribute; and evaluating the activation attribute to determine whether to activate the service profile on the server computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a network interface device configured to enable communications over a network; a memory; a processor configured to; store in the memory data indicating the service profiles installed on respective ones of a plurality of the server computers in an enterprise computing system and an activation status of the service profiles on the respective server computers, wherein each service profile comprises data defining hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile indicating whether the service profile is active on the corresponding server computer; and send to the respective server computers data for the service profiles with an activation attribute for each service profile such that any service profile that is installed on multiple server computers is active on one server computer at any given time. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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a plurality of server computers; and a management server configured to communicate with the plurality of server computers, wherein the management server is configured to; store data indicating the service profiles installed on respective server computers and an activation status of the service profiles on the respective server computers, wherein each service profile comprises data defining hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile indicating whether the service profile is active on the corresponding server computer; and send data for the service profiles to the respective server computers together with an activation attribute for each service profile such that any service profile that is installed on multiple server computers is active on one server computer at any given time; wherein each server computer is configured to receive from the management server data for a server profile and an activation attribute for the service profile, and install the service profile with the activation attribute. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. One or more computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed, operable to:
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at a management server in an enterprise computing system comprising a plurality of server computers that communicate with the management server, store data indicating the service profiles installed on respective server computers and an activation status of the service profiles on the respective server computers, wherein each service profile comprises data defining hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile indicating whether the service profile is active on the corresponding server computer; and send to the respective server computers data for the service profiles with an activation attribute for each service profile such that any service profile that is installed on multiple server computers is active on one server computer at any given time. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. One or more computer readable storage media encoded with software comprising computer executable instructions and when the software is executed, operable to:
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at a server computer in an enterprise computing system comprising a plurality of server computers that communicate with a management server, receive from the management server data for a service profile that defines hardware, connectivity and operational attributes for the server computer and including an activation attribute for the service profile that indicates whether the service profile is active on the server computer; install the service profile on the server computer with the activation attribute; and evaluate the activation attribute to determine whether to activate the service profile on the server computer. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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