Outside-of-network management of a component in a virtual data center
AssigneeVMware, Inc.
InventorTejas Sanjeev PANSE
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Abstract
In a system and method for outside-of-network management of a component in a virtual data center, a computing device outside of the virtual data center network requests a host java network launch protocol (JNPL) file for a host on a component in the virtual data center network. After receiving the request, the host provides the host JNPL file to a webservice that modifies a portion of the host JNPL file and provides the further modified host JNPL file to the computing device outside of the virtual data center network. The computing device outside of the virtual data center network can utilize the information in the modified host JNPL file to establish a connection to the host and remotely manage the component.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for outside-of-network management of a component in a virtual data center, the method comprising:
- providing, from a computing device outside of a virtual data center network, a request for a host java network launch protocol (JNPL) file for a host on the component in the virtual data center network;
- responsive to receiving the request for the host JNPL file at the host, providing the host JNPL file to a webservice in the virtual data center network,
- the webservice modifying the host JNPL file;
- providing the webservice modified host JNPL file from the webservice to the computing device outside of the virtual data center network;
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- responsive to receiving the webservice modified host JNPL file at the computing device outside of the virtual data center network, utilizing information in the webservice modified host JNPL file,
- to establish a connection to the host on the component in the virtual data center network, and
- to provide remote management of the component through the connection and via a graphical user interface of the computing device.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method for outside-of-network management of a component in a virtual data center network, the method comprising:
- providing, from a computing device outside of a virtual data center network, a request for a host java network launch protocol (JNPL) file for a host on the component in the virtual data center network;
- responsive to receiving the request for the host JNPL file at the host, providing the host JNPL file to a host manager in the virtual data center network,
- the host manager modifying the host JNPL file;
- providing the host manager modified host JNPL file from the host manager to a webservice in the virtual data center network,
- the webservice further modifying the host manager modified host JNPL file;
- providing the webservice modified host JNPL file from the webservice to the computing device outside of the virtual data center network;
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- responsive to receiving the webservice modified host JNPL file at the computing device outside of the virtual data center network, utilizing information in the webservice modified host JNPL file,
- for establishing a connection to the host on the component in the virtual data center network, and
- providing remote management of the component through the connection and via a graphical user interface of the computing device.
In a computer system having a graphical user interface including a display device, a method for outside-of-network management of a hardware component in a virtual data center, the method comprising:
- providing, from the computing system outside of a virtual data center network, a request for a host java network launch protocol (JNPL) file for a baseboard management controller (BMC) on a host on a component in the virtual data center network,
- the BMC being connected to a management switch;
- responsive to receiving the request for the host JNPL file at the host, providing the host JNPL file to a host manager in the virtual data center network,
- the host manager modifying the host JNPL file;
- providing the host manager modified host JNPL file from the host manager to a webservice in the virtual data center network,
- the webservice further modifying the host manager modified host JNPL file;
- providing the webservice modified host JNPL file from the webservice to the computing device outside of the virtual data center network;
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- responsive to receiving the webservice modified host JNPL file at the computing device outside of the virtual data center network, utilizing information in the webservice modified host JNPL file,
- for establishing a connection to the host on the component in the virtual data center network, and
- providing remote management of the component through the connection and via a graphical user interface of the computing device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.