Naming components in a modular computer system
First Claim
1. A computer system, comprising:
- a network interface;
at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to;
receive a naming command via the network interface, wherein the naming command specifies a format for generating a plurality of unique character sequences;
in response to receiving the naming command, automatically create a plurality of names, each of which has a character sequence that is arranged according to the format specified in the naming command;
automatically assign each of the plurality of names to a corresponding computer resource; and
transmit the plurality of names and information identifying the corresponding computer resources to an external entity via the network interface.
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Abstract
A method of assigning names to components of a networked computer system is provided. The networked computer system includes at least one modular computer system having at least one service processor module and a plurality of information processing modules removably received in a modular computer system housing. The method comprises: receiving at the service processor module a naming command message including a naming format from a management entity of the networked computer system. The method also comprises assigning at the service processor module a name to the service processor module and to the information processing modules received in the housing in accordance with the naming format; and transmitting a message from the service processor module to a domain name server of the networked computer system, the message including an IP address of each module and the name assigned to each respective module.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer system, comprising:
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a network interface; at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to; receive a naming command via the network interface, wherein the naming command specifies a format for generating a plurality of unique character sequences; in response to receiving the naming command, automatically create a plurality of names, each of which has a character sequence that is arranged according to the format specified in the naming command; automatically assign each of the plurality of names to a corresponding computer resource; and transmit the plurality of names and information identifying the corresponding computer resources to an external entity via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer system comprising:
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a network interface; at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to; receive a naming command via a network interface, wherein the naming command specifies a format for generating a plurality of unique character sequences; in response to receiving the naming command, automatically create a plurality of names, each of which has a character sequence that is arranged according to the format specified in the naming command; automatically assign each of the plurality of names to a corresponding physical component of the computer system; and transmit the plurality of names and information identifying the corresponding physical components to an external entity via the network interface.
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13. A method comprising:
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generating a naming command at a management system that is external to a computer system, wherein the naming command specifies a format for generating a plurality of unique character sequences; the management system transmitting the naming command to the computer system via a network interface; wherein in response to receiving the naming command; a processor of the computer system automatically creates a plurality of names, each of which has a character sequence that is arranged according to the format specified in the naming command; the processor automatically assigns each of the plurality of names to a corresponding computer resource; and the processor transmits the plurality of names and information identifying the corresponding computer resources to an external entity via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method comprising:
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receiving by at least one processor a naming command via a network interface, wherein the naming command specifies a format for generating a plurality of unique character sequences; in response to receiving the naming command, the at least one processor automatically creating a plurality of names, each of which has a character sequence that is arranged according to the format specified in the naming command; the at least one processor automatically assigning each of the plurality of names to a corresponding computer resource; and the at least one processor transmitting the plurality of names and information identifying the corresponding computer resources to an external entity via the network interface. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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