# US 2025/0147746 A1 · Systems and methods for remote node configuration > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2025/0147746 A1 - Document ID: US20250147746A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/504,978 - Filed: 2023-11-08 - Published: 2025-05-08 - Earliest claimed: 2023-11-08 - Assignees: Nutanix, Inc. - Applicants: Nutanix, Inc. - Inventors: Monica Adusumilli; Toms Varghese; Kumar Sidhartha; Amritesh Patidar - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20250147746A1 ## CPC - G06F 8/63: {Image based installation; Cloning; Build to order} - G06F 9/4406: {Loading of operating system} - G06F 9/4416: {Network booting; Remote initial program loading [RIPL]} - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A system and method for imaging a self-bootstrapping computing node includes booting, from a boot device, the computing node into a bootstrapping environment using a bootstrap operating system, where the bootstrap operating system is configured with an address of an imaging location, accessing the imaging location and receiving a software image for the computing node, and, imaging the computing node using the software image including installing another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device. Monitoring a status of the computing node's imaging operations using an application programming interface (API), monitoring a health status of the computing node, and enabling restart of the boot process upon failure (e.g., self-healing, self-recovery, etc.), is also described. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computing node comprising: a boot device; at least one processor; at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium encoded with instructions which, when executed are configured to cause the computing node to perform imaging operations comprising: boot, from a boot device, the computing node into a bootstrapping environment using a bootstrap operating system, the bootstrap operating system configured with an address of an imaging location; access the imaging location and receive a software image for the computing node; and image the computing node using the software image including installing another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the computing node to: monitor, based at least on an application programming interface (API) of the bootstrapping environment, a status of the imaging operations. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computing node of claim 2, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the computing node to: provide, using a graphical user interface, the status of the imaging operations based at least on the monitoring, wherein the status comprises one or more progress updates associated with the imaging operations. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the imaging location is a URL using one or more schemes, including Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), Network File System (NFS), Server Message Block (SMB), or combinations thereof, and wherein the URL is accessible from the computing node without client authentication. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the imaging location is a URL and points to a JavaScript object notation (JSON) file provided to the computing node. ### Claim 6 (depends on 3) The computing node of claim 3, wherein the one or more progress updates are stored on one or more files, wherein at least one of the one or more files is accessible via the API of the bootstrapping environment, and wherein the one or more log files may comprise the one or more progress updates. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The computing node of claim 2, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the computing node to: monitor the status of the imaging operations; and based on determining that the imaging operations have failed, restart the boot process to image the computing node. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the computing node to: monitor a health status of the computing node; based on determining the computing node is in a failsafe state, restart the boot process to image the computing node. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The computing node of claim 7, wherein failure of the imaging operations is caused by one or more of a failure to access the imaging location and receive the software image for the computing node, accessing an incorrect imaging location, accessing an incorrect software image for the computing node, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the computing node to: upon completion of installing the another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device, cause the computing node to join one or more other computing nodes as a plurality of computing nodes. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The computing node of claim 10, wherein the plurality of computing nodes comprises the one or more other computing nodes and the computing node, and wherein each node of the plurality of computing nodes is configured to perform one or more functions, including a distributed file server function, a backup system function, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the instructions, when executed, further cause the computing node to: upon completion of installing the another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device, cause the computing node to operate without joining one or more other computing nodes. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The computing node of claim 11, wherein the plurality of nodes is a cluster of nodes. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the software image comprises the another operating system and wherein the boot device comprises a solid-state drive (SSD), hard disk drive (HDD), non-volatile memory express (NVMe), or combinations thereof. ### Claim 15 (depends on 2) The computing node of claim 2, wherein the API is a REST API, an RPC API, a GraphQL API, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The computing node of claim 1, wherein the image location is at a filer location. ### Claim 17 At least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that when executed by a computing node in a computing system, cause the computing node to: boot, from a boot device, a computing node into a bootstrapping environment using a bootstrap operating system, wherein the bootstrap operating system is configured with an address of an imaging location comprising another operating system; access, by the computing node, the imaging location and receiving a software image for the computing node comprising the another operating system; and image, by the computing node, the computing node using the software image, the imaging including installing the another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the computing node further caused to monitor, based at least on an application programming interface (API) of the bootstrapping environment, a status of the imaging operations. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, the computing node further caused to provide, using a graphical user interface, the status of the imaging operations based at least on the monitoring, wherein the status comprises one or more progress updates associated with the imaging operations. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the imaging location is a URL using one or more schemes, including Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), Network File System (NFS), Server Message Block (SMB), or combinations thereof, and wherein the URL is accessible from the computing node without client authentication. ### Claim 21 (depends on 17) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, wherein the imaging location is a URL and points to a JavaScript object notation (JSON) file provided to the computing node. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the one or more progress updates are stored on one or more files, wherein at least one of the one or more files is accessible via the API of the bootstrapping environment, and wherein the one or more log files may comprise the one or more progress updates. ### Claim 23 (depends on 18) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 18, the computing node further caused to: monitor the status of the imaging operations; and based on determining that the imaging operations have failed, restart the boot process to image the computing node. ### Claim 24 (depends on 17) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the computing node further caused to: monitor a health status of the computing node; based on determining the computing node is in a failsafe state, restart the boot process to image the computing node. ### Claim 25 (depends on 23) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 23, wherein failure of the imaging operations is caused by one or more of a failure to access the imaging location and receive the software image for the computing node, accessing an incorrect imaging location, accessing an incorrect software image for the computing node, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 26 (depends on 17) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the computing node further caused to: upon completion of installing the another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device, cause the computing node to join one or more other computing nodes as a plurality of computing nodes. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 26, wherein the plurality of computing nodes comprises the one or more other computing nodes and the computing node, and wherein each node of the plurality of computing nodes is configured to perform one or more functions, including a distributed file server function, a backup system function, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 28 (depends on 17) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 17, the computing node further caused to: upon completion of installing the another operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device, cause the computing node to operate without joining one or more other computing nodes. ### Claim 29 (depends on 27) The at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 27, wherein the plurality of nodes is a cluster of nodes. ### Claim 30 A method comprising: booting, from a boot device, a computing node into a bootstrapping environment using a bootstrap operating system, wherein the bootstrap operating system is configured with an address of an image hosting server comprising a computing node operating system; accessing, by the computing node, the image hosting server and receiving a software image for the computing node comprising the computing node operating system; and imaging, by the computing node, the computing node using the software image, the imaging including installing the computing node operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, the method further comprising: monitoring a status of the imaging, the monitoring based at least on an application programming interface (API) of the bootstrapping environment. ### Claim 32 (depends on 31) The method of claim 31, the method further comprising: providing, using a graphical user interface, the status of the imaging based at least on the monitoring, wherein the status comprises one or more progress updates associated with the imaging. ### Claim 33 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, wherein a location of the image hosting server is located at a URL using one or more schemes, including Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP), Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS), Network File System (NFS), Server Message Block (SMB), or combinations thereof, and wherein the URL is accessible from the computing node without client authentication. ### Claim 34 (depends on 33) The method of claim 33, wherein the location of the image hosting server is a URL and points to a JavaScript object notation (JSON) file provided to the computing node. ### Claim 35 (depends on 32) The method of claim 32, wherein the one or more progress updates are stored on one or more files, wherein at least one of the one or more files is accessible via the API of the bootstrapping environment, and wherein the one or more log files may comprise the one or more progress updates. ### Claim 36 (depends on 31) The method of claim 31, the method further comprising: monitoring the status of the imaging; and based on determining that the imaging has failed, restarting the boot process to image the computing node. ### Claim 37 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, the method further comprising: monitoring a health status of the computing node; based on determining the computing node is in a failsafe state, restarting the boot process to image the computing node. ### Claim 38 (depends on 36) The method of claim 36, wherein failure of the imaging is caused by one or more of a failure to access the image hosting server and receive the software image for the computing node, accessing an incorrect image hosting server, accessing an incorrect software image for the computing node, or combinations thereof. ### Claim 39 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, the method further comprising: upon completion of installing the computing node operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device, cause the computing node to join one or more other computing nodes as a plurality of computing nodes. ### Claim 40 (depends on 39) The method of claim 39, wherein the plurality of computing nodes comprises the one or more other computing nodes and the computing node, and wherein each node of the plurality of computing nodes is configured to perform one or more functions, including a distributed file server function, a backup system function, or a combination thereof. ### Claim 41 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30, the method further comprising: upon completion of installing the computing node operating system on the computing node to boot from the boot device, cause the computing node to operate without joining one or more other computing nodes. ### Claim 42 (depends on 40) The method of claim 40, wherein the plurality of nodes is a cluster of nodes.