Cloning target machines in a software provisioning environment
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1. A method comprising:
- providing an agent to a first target machine in a network of target machines, wherein the agent is to copy a file system of the first target machine;
receiving the file system that was copied by the agent;
associating the file system with a profile of an operating system type of target machines in the network of target machines, wherein the profile represents a function performed by the type of target machines;
receiving a request to provision software to a second target machine in the network of target machines in view of the profile; and
providing, by a processor, the agent to the second target machine, wherein the agent is to transfer the file system to the second target machine, and wherein the agent is removed after the transfer is complete and a power state of the second target machine is altered according to a first power cycling instruction to start the second target machine.
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Abstract
The transferring of storage content is disclosed. The method may include providing an agent to a target machine in a network of target machines, where the agent is configured to copy storage contents of the target machine. The method may further include receiving the copied storage contents. The method may further include providing the agent to another target machine in the network of target machines, where the agent is configured to transfer the copied storage contents to the other target machine.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing an agent to a first target machine in a network of target machines, wherein the agent is to copy a file system of the first target machine; receiving the file system that was copied by the agent; associating the file system with a profile of an operating system type of target machines in the network of target machines, wherein the profile represents a function performed by the type of target machines; receiving a request to provision software to a second target machine in the network of target machines in view of the profile; and providing, by a processor, the agent to the second target machine, wherein the agent is to transfer the file system to the second target machine, and wherein the agent is removed after the transfer is complete and a power state of the second target machine is altered according to a first power cycling instruction to start the second target machine. - 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 processor to communicate with the network interface and a network management server, the processor to; provide an agent to a first target machine in the network of target machines, wherein the agent is to copy file system of the first target machine; receive the file system that was copied by the agent; associate the file system with a profile of an operating system class of machines in the network of target machines, wherein the profile represents a function performed by the type of target machines; receive a request to provision software to a second target machine in the network of target machines in view of the profile, and provide the agent to the second target machine, wherein the agent is to transfer the file system to the second target machine, and wherein the agent is removed after the transfer is complete and a power state of the second target machine is altered according to a first power cycling instruction to start the second target machine. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
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provide, by the processor, an agent to a first target machine in a network of target machines, wherein the agent is to copy file system of the first target machine; receive the file system that was copied by the agent; associate, by the processor, the file system with a profile of an operating system type of target machines in the network of target machines, wherein the profile represents a function performed by the type of target machines; receive a request to provision software to a second target machine in the network of target machines in view of the profile; and provide, by the processor, the agent to the second target machine, wherein the agent is to transfer the file system to the second target machine, and wherein the agent is removed after the transfer is complete and a power state of the second target machine is altered according to a first power cycling instruction to start the second target machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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