TEMPLATE-BASED DEVELOPMENT OF SERVERS
First Claim
1. A method for defining a server comprising:
- providing a server graphical user interface having a plurality of data entry fields, the data entry fields used in defining the server and including;
a template name field that references a server template;
an operating system field; and
a storage template field that references a first storage template; and
storing the information provided into the plurality of data entry fields.
5 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A server instance, which is a collection of LUNs, containing an operating system, any applications and data storage. A processing element is the physical hardware. The combination is a server as normally understood. Templates are used to define server instances and server types to simplify deploying a server instance to a processing element. A graphical user interface provides the templates where the particular storage groups are identified and then server instances are created from lists of operating systems, applications, and available storage. The management service processor is a PXE server and provides the necessary software to identify the components of the processing element and correlate between the processing element and a server instance. The management service processor then automatically provides software to the processing element to allow it correctly boot. The management service processor manages the interconnection of the processing element and the relevant LUNs.
8 Citations
18 Claims
-
1. A method for defining a server comprising:
-
providing a server graphical user interface having a plurality of data entry fields, the data entry fields used in defining the server and including; a template name field that references a server template; an operating system field; and a storage template field that references a first storage template; and storing the information provided into the plurality of data entry fields. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
-
-
9. The method of claim 9, wherein the data entry fields further include:
-
a domain field; an administrator field; and a password field.
-
-
10. A machine readable storage medium having embodied there upon instructions executable by a machine to perform the following method steps for defining a server:
-
providing a server graphical user interface having a plurality of data entry fields, the data entry fields used in defining the server and including; a template name field that references a server template; an operating system field; and a storage template field that references a first storage template; and storing the information provided into the plurality of data entry fields. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
-
Specification