US 11,388,061 B2 · Automated OS networking configuration system

Abstract

An automated operating system networking configuration system includes a plurality of switch computing devices, a server computing device, and a management subsystem that is coupled to the plurality of switch computing devices and the server computing device. The management subsystem determines that the server computing device is connected to a plurality of switch ports, identifies that the plurality of switch computing devices include the plurality of switch ports and, in response, retrieves switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports from the plurality of switch devices. Based on a physical topology provided by the plurality of switch computing devices connected to the server computing device via the plurality of switch ports and the switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports, the management subsystem determines an operating system networking configuration and transmits the operating system networking configuration to the server computing device.

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Dependent claims

A method for automatically configuring networking in an operating system, comprising:

determining, by a management subsystem, that a server computing device is connected to a plurality of switch ports;
identifying, by the management subsystem, a plurality of switch computing devices that include the plurality of switch ports;
retrieving, by the management subsystem in response to identifying the plurality of switch devices that include the plurality of switch ports, switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports from the plurality of switch devices;
determining, by the management subsystem based on a physical topology provided by the plurality of switch computing devices connected to the server computing device via the plurality of switch ports and the switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports, an operating system networking configuration;
and
transmitting, by the management subsystem, the operating system networking configuration to the server computing device.

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An automated operating system networking configuration system, comprising:

a plurality of switch computing devices;
a server computing device;
and
a management subsystem that is coupled to the plurality of switch computing devices and the server computing device, wherein the management subsystem is configured to:
determine that the server computing device is connected to a plurality of switch ports;
identify that the plurality of switch computing devices include the plurality of switch ports;
retrieve, in response to identifying that the plurality of switch computing devices include the plurality of switch ports, switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports from the plurality of switch devices;
determine, based on a physical topology provided by the plurality of switch computing devices connected to the server computing device via the plurality of switch ports and the switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports, an operating system networking configuration;
and
transmit the operating system networking configuration to the server computing device.

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An Information Handling System (IHS), comprising:

a processing system;
and
a memory system that is coupled to the processing system and that includes instructions that, when executed by the processing system, cause the processing system to provide an automated operating system networking configuration engine that is configured to:
determine that a server computing device is connected to a plurality of switch ports;
identify a plurality of switch computing devices that include the plurality of switch ports;
retrieve, in response to identifying the plurality of switch computing devices that include the plurality of switch ports, switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports from the plurality of switch devices;
determine, based on a physical topology provided by the plurality of switch computing devices connected to the server computing device via the plurality of switch ports and the switch port configuration information for the plurality of switch ports, an operating system networking configuration;
and
transmit the operating system networking configuration to the server computing device.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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