Systems and methods for providing configuration management services from a provisioning server
First Claim
1. A method of provisioning comprising:
- maintaining a management template, wherein the management template is associated with a provisioning object;
identifying a target machine that received a provisioning process based on the provisioning object;
generating, by a processor, a management configuration file based on the management template associated with the provisioning object, wherein the management configuration file enables the target machine to operate in a first role according to the management template; and
providing to the target machine, after the provisioning process, a change in the management template to initiate a reconfiguration wherein the change in the management template enables the target machine to operate in a second role according to the change in the management template.
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Abstract
A provisioning server can perform configuration management services on target machines served by the provisioning server. The provisioning server can maintain a set of management templates. The set of management templates can be utilized to generate management configuration files for target machines. The management configuration files, generated from the management templates, can cause the target machines to operate according to a defined role (e.g. web server, client device, application server, etc.). To enable configuration management services, the provisioning server can associate the management templates with provisioning objects (e.g. profiles, provisioning templates, system records, etc.).
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1. A method of provisioning comprising:
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maintaining a management template, wherein the management template is associated with a provisioning object; identifying a target machine that received a provisioning process based on the provisioning object; generating, by a processor, a management configuration file based on the management template associated with the provisioning object, wherein the management configuration file enables the target machine to operate in a first role according to the management template; and providing to the target machine, after the provisioning process, a change in the management template to initiate a reconfiguration wherein the change in the management template enables the target machine to operate in a second role according to the change in the management template. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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a network interface to a network of target machines; and a provisioning server, communicating with the network interface, the provisioning server to; maintain a management template, wherein the management template is associated with a provisioning object; identify a target machine in the network of target machines that received a provisioning process based on the provisioning object; generate a management configuration file based on the management template associated with the provisioning object, wherein the management configuration file enables the identified target machine to operate in a first role according to the management template; and providing to the target machine, after the provisioning process, a change in the management template to initiate a reconfiguration wherein the change in the management template enables the target machine to operate in a second role according to the change in the management template. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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maintaining a management template, wherein the management template is associated with a provisioning object; identifying a target machine that received a provisioning processes based on the provisioning object; generating, by a processor, a management configuration file based on the management template associated with the provisioning object, wherein the management configuration file enables the target machine to operate in a first role according to the management template; and providing to the target machine, after the provisioning process, a change in the management template to initiate a reconfiguration wherein the change in the management template enables the target machine to operate in a second role according to the change in the management template. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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