Methods and systems for providing hardware updates in a software provisioning environment
AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorsMichael Paul DeHaan, Adrian Karstan Likins, Seth Kelby Vidal
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Abstract
A provisioning server can remotely determine target machines, requiring a hardware update, and remotely provide the hardware updates to the target machines. The provisioning server can identify hardware updates for target machines in a network it serves. The provisioning server can operate in conjunction with a network management server in order to identify the target machines, requiring the hardware update. The provisioning server can generate the hardware update for the target machines and provide the hardware update to the target machines.
Claims22
A method of providing hardware updates in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
- identifying, at a provisioning server, a hardware update for a network of target machines;
- determining at least one target machine in the network of target machines that requires the hardware update, wherein the at least one target machine is determined utilizing a network management server;
- receiving, from the network management server, an identification of the at least one target machine;
- and
- providing the hardware update to the at least one target machine over a network connection in the network.
A system for providing hardware updates in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
- a network interface to a network of target machines;
- and
- a provisioning server, communicating with the network interface and a network management server, the provisioning server being configured to
- identify a hardware update for the network of target machines;
- determine at least one target machine in the network of target machines that requires the hardware update, wherein the at least one target machine is determined utilizing the network management server;
- receive, from the network management server, an identification of the at least one target machine;
- and
- provide the hardware update to the at least one target machine over a network interface in the network.
A provisioning application, the provisioning application being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:
- identifying, at a provisioning server, a hardware update for a network of target machines;
- determining at least one target machine in the network of target machines that requires the hardware update, wherein the at least one target machine is determined utilizing a network management server;
- receiving, from the network management server, an identification of the at least one target machine;
- and
- providing the hardware update to the at least one target machine over a network connection in the network.
A method of providing hardware updates in a software provisioning environment, comprising:
- identifying, at a provisioning server, a hardware update for a network of target machines;
- generating a modified hardware update, wherein the modified hardware update is configured to examine the target machines to determine whether the target machines require the hardware update;
- and
- providing the modified hardware update to the target machines over a network connection in the network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.