Commanding a new device into a provisioning state
AssigneeLenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
InventorsGary D. Cudak, Fred A. Bower
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Abstract
An apparatus for securely configuring a tenant VLAN includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor. The code is executable by the processor to detect connection of a new device to a computing system. The new device is designated for use by a new tenant and the new device in a default state prior to configuration for use by the new tenant. The computing system is a multi-tenant system. The code is executable by the processor to command the new device to enter a provisioning state in response to detecting connection of the new device. The new device in the provisioning state is unable to access operational equipment of the computing system and data stored by tenants of the computing system.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:
- detect connection of a new device to a computing system, the new device comprising a physical device and designated for use by a new tenant, the new device in a default state prior to configuration for use by the new tenant, the computing system comprising a multi-tenant system;
- place the new device in a provisioning virtual local area network (“VLAN”) in response to detecting connection of the new device, the provisioning VLAN comprising a provisioning server;
- and
- command the new device to enter a provisioning state in response to detecting connection of the new device,
- wherein the new device in the provisioning state is unable to access operational tenant equipment of the computing system and is unable to access data stored by tenants of the computing system.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory that stores code executable by the processor to:
- place one or more devices connected to a computing system into a provisioning virtual local area network (“VLAN”), the provisioning VLAN comprising a provisioning server;
- command the one or more devices to enter a provisioning state, the one or more devices comprising physical devices, the computing system comprising a multi-tenant system, wherein the one or more devices in the provisioning state are unable to access operational tenant equipment of the computing system and is unable to access data stored by tenants of the computing system;
- configure the one or more devices as part of a tenant virtual local area network (“VLAN”) accessible by a new tenant during a provisioning process in response to receiving tenant configuration information;
- and
- assign a token to the new tenant, wherein the token enables access to the one or more devices within the tenant VLAN of the new tenant.
A method comprising:
- detecting connection of a new device to a computing system, the new device comprising a physical device and designated for use by a new tenant, the new device in a default state prior to configuration for use by the new tenant, the computing system comprising a multi-tenant system;
- placing the new device in a provisioning virtual local area network (“VLAN”) in response to detecting connection of the new device, the provisioning VLAN comprising a provisioning server;
- and
- commanding the new device to enter a provisioning state in response to detecting connection of the new device,
- wherein the new device in the provisioning state is unable to access operational tenant equipment of the computing system and is unable to access data stored by tenants of the computing system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.