System and Method of Server Re-provisioning via a Service Processor and Virtual Initiators
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- determining, by a management controller of a first server in a storage network, if a first virtual initiator is used by a second server in the storage network, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of the storage network;
aborting a boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server; and
proceeding with the boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is not used by the second server, wherein the boot up proceeds using the first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server.
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Abstract
A method includes determining, by a management controller of a first server in a storage network, if a first virtual initiator is used by a second server in the storage network, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of the storage network, aborting a boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server, and proceeding with the boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is not used by the second server, wherein the boot up proceeds using the first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server.
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20 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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determining, by a management controller of a first server in a storage network, if a first virtual initiator is used by a second server in the storage network, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of the storage network; aborting a boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server; and proceeding with the boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is not used by the second server, wherein the boot up proceeds using the first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A first server comprising:
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a processor operable to; boot up the first server in response to determining that a first virtual initiator is not used by a second server, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of a storage network, wherein the boot up proceeds using first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server, and wherein the storage network includes the first server and the second server; and abort the boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server; and a management controller operable to determine if the first virtual initiator is used by the second server. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including code for performing a method, the method comprising:
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determining at a first server in a storage network, if a first virtual initiator is used by a second server in the storage network, wherein the first virtual initiator includes first boot information for allocating a first storage resource of the storage network; aborting a boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is being used by the second server; and proceeding with the boot up of the first server in response to determining that the first virtual initiator is not used by the second server, wherein the boot up proceeds using the first boot information to allocate the first storage resource to the first server. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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Specification