Viral system discovery and installation for distributed networks
AssigneeWestern Digital Technologies, Inc.
InventorsNina Tang, Steven Lang, Artem Gavrilov
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Abstract
Example implementations includes a systems and methods for viral discovery and installation for distributed networks. A master node in a first subnet of a network broadcasts an auto-discovery request and receives information identifying a first node in the first subnet. The master node initializes a first proxy data router configured to forward the auto-discovery request to a second subnet of the network. The master node receives information identifying a second node in the second subnet and may issue commands for execution on the second node, such as further proxy data router initialization or configuration updates for installation on the second subnet.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a master node in a first subnet of a network, the master node configured to:
- broadcast an auto-discovery request to the first subnet of the network;
- receive, responsive to the auto-discovery request and from a first management agent, information identifying a first node in the first subnet of the network;
- initialize, at the first node in the first subnet of the network, a first proxy data router configured to forward the auto-discovery request to at least one node in a second subnet of the network;
- responsive to the forwarded auto-discovery request, receive, from a second management agent, information identifying a second node in the second subnet of the network;
- and
- issue a command for execution on the second node in the second subnet of the network.
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- broadcasting, from a master node, an auto-discovery request to a first subnet of a network;
- receiving, responsive to the auto-discovery request and from a first management agent, information identifying a first node in the first subnet of the network;
- initializing, at the first node in the first subnet of the network, a first proxy data router configured to forward the auto-discovery request to at least one node in a second subnet of the network;
- receiving, responsive to the forwarded auto-discovery request and from a second management agent, information identifying a second node in the second subnet of the network;
- and
- issuing a command for execution on the second node in the second subnet of the network.
A system, comprising:
- a first plurality of nodes communicatively connected in a first subnet of a network;
- a second plurality of nodes communicatively connected in a second subnet of the network;
- means for broadcasting an auto-discovery request to the first subnet of the network;
- means for receiving, responsive to the auto-discovery request and from a first management agent, information identifying a first node in the first subnet of the network;
- means for initializing, at the first node in the first subnet of the network, a first proxy data router configured to forward the auto-discovery request to at least one node in the second subnet of the network;
- means for receiving, responsive to the forwarded auto-discovery request and from a second management agent, information identifying a second node in the second subnet of the network;
- and
- means for issuing a command for execution on the second node in the second subnet of the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.