Web-based administration of remote computing environments via signals sent via the internet
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1. A hardware system for administering a remote dynamic computing environment comprising:
- a computer system coupled to communicate with the remote dynamic computing environment by the Internet, wherein the computer system is configured to display a web page on the computer system to a user, wherein the web page comprises a list of administrative actions and a list of computing devices in the remote dynamic computing environment, and wherein the computer system is different than the computing devices;
one or more computing devices in the list of computing devices responsive to a signal indicating an administrative action in the list of administrative actions, whereinthe signal is provided from the computer system to the one or more computing devices via the Internet, in response to selection of the one or more computing devices and the administrative action via the web page;
a server configured to initialize the one or more computing devices in the remote computing environment, in response to the one or more computing devices locating the server, wherein the server is not part of the dynamic computing environment, wherein receipt of the signal causes each of the one or more computing devices to locate the server, wherein initializing the one or more computing devices comprises adding the one or more computing devices to the remote dynamic computing environment, wherein the server is part of a different local network than the computer system, wherein the server is a different system than the computer system; and
a software process configured to initiate the administrative action on the one or more computing devices.
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Abstract
A solution for remotely administering dynamic computing environments is provided. A list of administrative actions and computing devices are displayed on a user interface. The user then can select an administrative action to be performed on any number of the computing devices in the list. Once selected, a signal is sent to the remote computing environment indicating the administrative action to be performed on the selected computing devices. The administrative action is then performed on the selected computing devices.
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32 Claims
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1. A hardware system for administering a remote dynamic computing environment comprising:
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a computer system coupled to communicate with the remote dynamic computing environment by the Internet, wherein the computer system is configured to display a web page on the computer system to a user, wherein the web page comprises a list of administrative actions and a list of computing devices in the remote dynamic computing environment, and wherein the computer system is different than the computing devices; one or more computing devices in the list of computing devices responsive to a signal indicating an administrative action in the list of administrative actions, wherein the signal is provided from the computer system to the one or more computing devices via the Internet, in response to selection of the one or more computing devices and the administrative action via the web page; a server configured to initialize the one or more computing devices in the remote computing environment, in response to the one or more computing devices locating the server, wherein the server is not part of the dynamic computing environment, wherein receipt of the signal causes each of the one or more computing devices to locate the server, wherein initializing the one or more computing devices comprises adding the one or more computing devices to the remote dynamic computing environment, wherein the server is part of a different local network than the computer system, wherein the server is a different system than the computer system; and a software process configured to initiate the administrative action on the one or more computing devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, implemented on computing hardware, for administering a remote dynamic computing environment using a web page, the method comprising:
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displaying choices of a plurality of administrative actions and a plurality of computing devices on the web page, wherein the web page is displayed on a computer system, and wherein the computer system is different than the computing devices; sending one or more signals from the computer system via the Internet, wherein the one or more signals indicate the selection of an administrative action of the plurality of administrative actions to be performed on selected one or more computing devices of the plurality of computing devices in the remote computing environment, wherein the one or more signals are sent to the one or more computing devices and receipt of the one or more signals causes the one or more computing devices to locate a server that is not part of the dynamic computing environment and causes the server to initialize the one or more computing devices, wherein initializing the one or more computing devices comprises adding the one or more computing devices to the remote dynamic computing environment, wherein the server is part of a different local network than the computer system, wherein the server is a different system than the computer system; and performing the administrative action on the one or more computing devices, in response to the one or more computing devices locating the server. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method, implemented on computing hardware, for performing an administrative action on a remote computing device in a remote dynamic computing environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a signal, sent via the Internet by a computer system, at the remote computing device, wherein the server is not part of the dynamic computing environment, wherein the signal indicates the administrative action to be performed on the remote computing device and receipt of the signal causes the remote computing device to locate a server configured to initialize the remote computing device, wherein the signal is generated in response to a user interacting with a web page displayed by the computer system, and wherein the computer system is not part of a same local network as the server, wherein the server is a different system than the computer system, and wherein the computer system is different than the remote computing device; initializing the remote computing device in the remote dynamic computing environment, in response to the remote computing device locating the server, wherein initializing the one or more computing devices comprises adding the one or more computing devices to the remote dynamic computing environment; and performing the administrative action on the remote computing device. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable hardware storage medium including instructions executable to perform an administrative action on a remote computing device in a remote dynamic computing environment, the instructions comprising; one or more instructions for receiving a signal, sent via the Internet by a computer system, at the remote computing device, wherein the signal indicates the administrative action to be performed on the remote computing device and receipt of the signal causes the remote computing device to locate a server configured to initialize the remote computing device, wherein the server is not part of the dynamic computing environment, wherein initializing the one or more computing devices comprises adding the one or more computing devices to the remote dynamic computing environment, wherein the signal is generated in response to a user interacting with a web page displayed by the computer system, and wherein the computer system is not part of a same local network as the server, wherein the server is a different system than the computer system, and wherein the computer system is different than the remote computing device; one or more instructions for initializing the remote computing device to be part of the remote dynamic computing environment, in response to the remote computing device locating the server; and one or more instructions for performing the administrative action on the remote computing device.
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