Service processor for configuring servers joining peer to peer network

A method, comprising:

• responsive to a new computer system (NCS) establishing communication with a peer-to-peer network, determining whether an existing computer system (ECS) can provide boot settings to the NCS;
• and
• based on a determination that the ECS can provide the boot settings to the NCS, making the boot settings available to the NCS from the ECS;
• wherein the method, to make the boot settings available, comprises:
• encapsulating the boot settings in an extensible markup language (XML) document;
• omitting at least one other setting from the XML document that is determined to not be applicable to the NCS;
• and
• providing the XML document to the NCS.

A system, comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• storage accessible to the processor and bearing instructions executable by the processor to:
• establish communication with an apparatus over a peer to peer network;
• responsive to the communication being established, present a user interface (UI) on a display accessible to the system, the UI comprising a prompt regarding whether to transmit a pull request for settings to apply to the system;
• receive, from a baseboard management controller (BMC) of the apparatus, the settings;
• and
• establish the settings in the system.

A computer readable storage medium that is not a transitory signal, the computer readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to:

• establish communication with a first server;
• receive, from the first server, settings pertaining to configuration of a baseboard management controller (BMC);
• apply, to a second server, the settings pertaining to configuration of a baseboard management controller (BMC);
• and
• responsive to a determination that there is no device available from which to receive settings, present a prompt on a display accessible to the processor, the prompt requesting configuration of the second server.