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Data model for automated server configuration

  • US 7,451,071 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2001
  • Issued: 11/11/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A provisioning method employing a DNS data model for relating DNS objects of a computer network to other DNS objects, and for expressing the software objects of a computer network in a form accessible by other network components, the method comprising:

  • configuring a central database to be able to implement the DNS data model, the DNS data model including;

    DNS domains entities that represent DNS domains of devices connected to a computer network and are related to various entities representing DNS permissions and types selected from the group consisting of DNS ACLs entities, DNS ACL entries entities, DNS allow transfers entities, DNS allow queries entities, DNS domain types entities, DNS domain masters entities, and DNS master IPs entities; and

    DNS hosts entities that represent various DNS hosts connected to the computer network; and

    automatically provisioning the computer network according to the DNS data model.

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