Remote system configuration
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsMarvin Nelson, Jennifer Lynn Melin
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Abstract
Examples described herein relate to systems and methods consistent with the disclosure. For instance, the system may comprise a processing resource, and a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to send an identification code to a server to initiate a system configuration, receive a payload including a configuration instruction responsive to the sent identification code, configure the system utilizing the payload including the configuration instruction, where the system is permanently configured, and store a receipt including the payload responsive to the configuration of the system.
Claims15
A system comprising:
- a processing resource;
- and
- a non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by the processing resource to:
- send an identification code to a server to initiate a system configuration;
- receive a payload including a configuration instruction responsive to the sent identification code;
- configure the system utilizing the payload including the configuration instruction, wherein the system is permanently configured;
- and
- store a receipt including the payload responsive to the configuration of the system.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium storing instructions executable by a processing resource to:
- send an identification code to a server prior to initiating a system configuration;
- receive a payload, from the server, responsive to sending the identification code, wherein the payload provides a configuration instruction;
- validate the payload to determine the configuration instruction;
- permanently configure the system utilizing the configuration instruction provided in the payload responsive to the validation of the payload, wherein the permanent configuration is unalterable;
- generate a receipt responsive to the permanent configuration of the system;
- and
- compare the permanent configuration of the system to the receipt responsive to a booting of the system.
A method comprising:
- setting a system to a waiting configuration mode;
- confirming an identification of the system to a server to initiate configuration of the system;
- converting the system from the waiting configuration mode to a configure now mode responsive to the confirmed identification of the system;
- receiving a signed payload from the server responsive to the confirmed identification of the system;
- validating the signed payload to determine a configuration instruction;
- configuring the system using the signed payload including the configuration instruction;
- generating a receipt based on the signed payload, wherein the receipt is stored on the system;
- and
- comparing the receipt to the configured system to determine if a configuration of the system has been altered.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.