RESOURCE ADVISOR FOR AUTOMATED BARE-METAL OPERATING SYSTEM INSTALLATION

• US 20160011882A1
• Filed: 07/12/2014
• Published: 01/14/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte., Ltd. (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Johnson, Jarrod B., Sloma, Andrew J., Dinesh, Niraj D.
• Application Number:
  US14/329,908
• Publication Number:
  US 20160011882A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/63 Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order

Abstract

Systems and methods for a resource advisor for automated bare-metal operating system installation is disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a method comprising using at least one processor and memory for detecting available resources in a computing device. Further, the method comprises validating resource criteria specified by a user. Further, the method, in response to validating the resource criteria, generating a list of recommended resources for installing an operating system based on the detected available resources.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

using at least one processor and memory for;

detecting available resources in a bare-metal computing device;

validating resource criteria specified by a user; and

in response to validating the resource criteria, generating a list of recommended resources for installing an operating system on the bare-metal computing device based on the detected available resources.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving at least one predetermined resource criteria for user specification.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising providing at least one of the predetermined resource criteria for specification.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the at least one predetermined resource criteria for user specification is based on an existing bare-metal computing device configuration.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the detected available resource is one of a storage volume and a network interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the validated resource criteria is an Internet protocol (IP) based address allowing network communication to a server.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the validated resource criteria is a storage volume zoned and available to the bare-metal computing device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the validated resource criteria is a storage volume having sufficient storage capacity for a specified operating system installation.

9. A system comprising:

a computing device comprising at least one processor and memory, the computing device configured to;

detect available resources in a bare-metal computing device;

validate resource criteria specified by a user; and

in response to validating the resource criteria, generate a list of recommended resources for installing an operating system on the bare-metal computing device based on the detected available resources.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the computing device is further configured to:

determine whether the resource criteria specified by the user is not valid; and

generate a notification in response to determining that the resource criteria specified by the user is not valid.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the computing device is further configured to specify a valid resource criteria in the notification.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the computing device is further configured to receive at least one predetermined resource criteria for user specification.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the computing device is further configured to provide at least one of the predetermined resource criteria for specification.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one predetermined resource criteria for user specification is based on an existing bare-metal computing device configuration.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the detected available resource is one of a storage volume and a network interface.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the validated resource criteria is an internet protocol (IP) based address allowing network communication to a server.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein the validated resource criteria is a storage volume zoned and available to the bare-metal computing device.

18. The system of claim 9, wherein the validated resource criteria is a storage volume having sufficient storage capacity for a specified operating system installation.

19. A method comprising:

using at least one processor and memory for;

detecting available resources in a bare-metal computing device;

determining whether resource criteria specified by a user is not valid; and

in response to determining that the resource criteria specified by the user is not valid, generating a notification that specifies a valid resource criteria.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising receiving at least one predetermined resource criteria for user specification.