Configuring a network parameter to a device
First Claim
1. A method for configuring a first parameter to a first device, comprising the steps of:
- providing a network communication channel connected to the first device and to a configuring machine;
from the configuring machine, sending the first parameter and a device'"'"'s identifier to the communication channel;
acquiring the first parameter upon identifying the device'"'"'s identifier on the communication channel;
configuring the first parameter to the first device; and
turning-off a feature to configure the first device until the first device is in an un-configured state;
wherein the first device is embedded in a second device and provides administrative capabilities to the second device.
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Abstract
Techniques for configuring network parameters to a device are disclosed. In an embodiment, the device is a service processor that provides administrative capabilities to another device and that does not include a terminal. The network parameters include a network address, and configuring is done over a network. A user, from a configuring machine, sends a packet including the to-be-assigned address and the identifier of the configured device to the network. To acquire the packet and thus the address, the configured device regularly checks the network for the packet having the device'"'"'s identifier. Having acquired the address, the device configures itself, and, to confirm that the address has been configured, the device generates a response to the configuring machine. Once the device is configured with the address, the device disables the automatic configuration feature until the device is in an un-configured state.
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21 Claims
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1. A method for configuring a first parameter to a first device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a network communication channel connected to the first device and to a configuring machine; from the configuring machine, sending the first parameter and a device'"'"'s identifier to the communication channel; acquiring the first parameter upon identifying the device'"'"'s identifier on the communication channel; configuring the first parameter to the first device; and turning-off a feature to configure the first device until the first device is in an un-configured state; wherein the first device is embedded in a second device and provides administrative capabilities to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for configuring a parameter to a first device, comprising the steps of:
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providing a network communication channel connected to the first device and to a configuring machine; from the configuring machine, sending the parameter and a device'"'"'s identifier to the communication channel; acquiring the parameter upon identifying the device'"'"'s identifier on the communication channel; configuring the parameter to the first device; and turning-off a feature to configure the first device until the first device is in an un-configured state; wherein the first device is embedded in a second device and selected from a group consisting of a device providing tools managing the second device; a device providing mirror capabilities to the second device; a device providing interactions between the second device and a third device; and a device providing console capabilities to the second device.
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14. A network comprising:
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a first device being embedded in a second device and providing administrative capabilities to a second device; a network communication channel connecting the first device and a configuring machine; means for sending a network address and a device'"'"'s identifier from the configuring machine to the communication channel; means for acquiring the network address upon identifying the device'"'"'s identifier on the communication channel; and means for the first device to configure the network address to the first device; wherein after the first device is configured with the network address, a feature to configure the first device is turned off until the first device is in an un-configured state. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A computer-readable medium embodying instructions for a computer to perform a method for configuring a network address to a first device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a network communication channel connected to the first device and to a configuring machine; from the configuring machine, sending the network address and a device'"'"'s identifier to the communication channel; acquiring the network address upon identifying the device'"'"'s identifier on the communication channel; configuring the network address to the first device; and turning-off a feature to configure the first device until the first device is in an un-configured state; wherein the first device is embedded in a second device and provides administrative capabilities to the second device. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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