Mechanism for automatically configuring a network resource
First Claim
1. A method implemented by a resource to configure itself to be part of a particular domain on a network, wherein the particular domain defines a set of resources that can be accessed on the network, and wherein access to the set of resources in the particular domain is controlled by a domain controller, the method comprising:
- obtaining a set of configuration information, the set of configuration information comprising login information for an administrator account on the particular domain that has high level administrative privileges, the set of configuration information further comprising network information for enabling the resource to communicate on the network;
upon obtaining the set of configuration information, automatically performing the following without user intervention;
configuring the resource in accordance with at least a portion of the network information;
interacting with the domain controller, using the login information, to log in to the administrator account on the particular domain; and
causing, using the administrative privileges of the administrator account, the domain controller to register the resource with the particular domain such that the domain controller recognizes the resource as being part of the set of resources that are in the particular domain.
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Abstract
A mechanism is disclosed for automatically configuring a resource to interact with a network. In one embodiment, the mechanism takes the form of a configuration program executed by the resource being configured. The program obtains a set of configuration information, configures the resource using the configuration information, registers the resource with a domain, and creates a user account on the domain. In addition, the program copies a profile from one account to another to migrate an operating environment from an existing account into a new account. By automating the resource configuration process, the program transforms what currently is a time consuming task requiring potentially thousands of manhours into a simple task that takes just minutes.
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1. A method implemented by a resource to configure itself to be part of a particular domain on a network, wherein the particular domain defines a set of resources that can be accessed on the network, and wherein access to the set of resources in the particular domain is controlled by a domain controller, the method comprising:
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obtaining a set of configuration information, the set of configuration information comprising login information for an administrator account on the particular domain that has high level administrative privileges, the set of configuration information further comprising network information for enabling the resource to communicate on the network; upon obtaining the set of configuration information, automatically performing the following without user intervention; configuring the resource in accordance with at least a portion of the network information; interacting with the domain controller, using the login information, to log in to the administrator account on the particular domain; and causing, using the administrative privileges of the administrator account, the domain controller to register the resource with the particular domain such that the domain controller recognizes the resource as being part of the set of resources that are in the particular domain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer readable storage medium comprising program instructions, which when executed by one or more processors of a resource, cause the resource to configure itself to be part of a particular domain on a network, wherein the particular domain defines a set of resources that can be accessed on the network, and wherein access to the set of resources in the particular domain is controlled by a domain controller, the program instructions comprising:
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instructions for causing one or more processors to obtain a set of configuration information, the set of configuration information comprising login information for an administrator account on the particular domain that has high level administrative privileges, the set of configuration information further comprising network information for enabling the resource to communicate on the network; instructions for causing one or more processors to automatically configure, without user intervention, the resource in accordance with at least a portion of the network information; instructions for causing one or more processors to automatically interact, without user intervention, with the domain controller, using the login information, to log in to the administrator account on the particular domain; and instructions for causing one or more processors to automatically cause, without user intervention, using the administrative privileges of the administrator account, the domain controller to register the resource with the particular domain such that the domain controller recognizes the resource as being part of the set of resources that are in the particular domain. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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