Auto-discovery of pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on a network
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorsWit RIEWRANGBOONYA, Michael R. MACFADEN, Dave SHANLEY, Duncan EPPING
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Abstract
In a computer-implemented method for auto-discovery of pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on a network, upon initial connection to a network, an auto-discovery request is automatically broadcasting over the network, by a first pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, to other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on the network. A response to the auto-discovery request is received from the other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices for auto-discovery of the other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on the network.
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A computer-implemented method for auto-discovery of pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on a network, comprising:
- upon initial connection to a network, automatically broadcasting an auto-discovery request over said network, by a first pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, to other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on said network;
- and
- receiving a response to said auto-discovery request from said other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices for auto-discovery of said other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on said network.
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having instructions embodied therein that when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for auto-discovery of pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on a network, said method comprising:
- upon initial operation of a first pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, automatically broadcasting an auto-discovery request over said network, by said first pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, to other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on said network;
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- receiving a response to said auto-discovery request, at said first pre-configured hyper-converged computing device, from said other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices for auto-discovery of said other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on said network.
A pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure comprising:
- one or more independent server nodes comprising:
- a central processing unit (CPU), memory, and storage;
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- a pre-configured software module that when executed causes said pre-configured hyper-converged computing device to:
- upon initial connection to a network, automatically broadcasting an auto-discovery request over said network, by a first pre-configured hyper-converged computing device for supporting a virtualization infrastructure, to other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on said network;
- and
- receiving a response to said auto-discovery request from said other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices for auto-discovery of said other pre-configured hyper-converged computing devices on said network.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.