# US 2026/0100879 A1 · Trackable node provisioning for multi-cloud on link-local network > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0100879 A1 - Document ID: US20260100879A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/917,135 - Filed: 2024-10-16 - Published: 2026-04-09 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-19 - Assignees: Dell Products L.P. - Applicants: Dell Products L.P. - Inventors: Steven Jie CHEN; Ken Kai ZHOU - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260100879A1 ## CPC - H04L 41/0806: for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play - H04L 61/4511: using domain name system [DNS] - H04L 61/4541: Directories for service discovery - H04L 61/5069: for group communication, multicast communication or broadcast communication - H04L 2101/659: Internet protocol version 6 [IPv6] addresses - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract An information handling system may include at least one processor and a memory. The information handling system may be configured to provide tracking for a provisioning process executing on a plurality of target nodes by: advertising a uniform resource locator (URL) of an endpoint via multicast domain name system (mDNS) and DNS Service Discovery (DNS SD) protocols on a computer network; receiving telemetry information from the plurality of target nodes during the provisioning process via the endpoint, wherein the telemetry information is received via link-local addresses of the plurality of target nodes; and providing a user with access to the telemetry information. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An information handling system comprising: at least one processor; and a memory; wherein the information handling system is configured to provide tracking for a provisioning process executing on a plurality of target nodes by: advertising a uniform resource locator (URL) of an endpoint via multicast domain name system (mDNS) and DNS Service Discovery (DNS-SD) protocols on a computer network; receiving telemetry information from the plurality of target nodes during the provisioning process via the endpoint, wherein the telemetry information is received via link-local addresses of the plurality of target nodes; and providing a user with access to the telemetry information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the information handling system is an element of a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCl) system. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the link-local addresses are IPv6 addresses. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the computer network does not include a non-multicast domain name system (DNS) server. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the computer network does not include a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The information handling system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of target nodes includes a first group of target nodes of a first type, and a second group of target nodes of a second type. ### Claim 7 A method for providing tracking for a provisioning process executing on a plurality of target nodes by: an information handling system advertising a uniform resource locator (URL) of an endpoint via multicast domain name system (mDNS) and DNS Service Discovery (DNS SD) protocols on a computer network; the information handling system receiving telemetry information from the plurality of target nodes during the provisioning process via the endpoint, wherein the telemetry information is received via link-local addresses of the plurality of target nodes; and the information handling system providing a user with access to the telemetry information. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the information handling system is an element of a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCl) system. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the link-local addresses are IPv6 addresses. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the computer network does not include a non-multicast domain name system (DNS) server. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the computer network does not include a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the plurality of target nodes includes a first group of target nodes of a first type, and a second group of target nodes of a second type. ### Claim 13 An article of manufacture comprising a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions thereon that are executable by a processor of an information handling system for: providing tracking for a provisioning process executing on a plurality of target nodes by: advertising a uniform resource locator (URL) of an endpoint via multicast domain name system (mDNS) and DNS Service Discovery (DNS SD) protocols on a computer network; receiving telemetry information from the plurality of target nodes during the provisioning process via the endpoint, wherein the telemetry information is received via link-local addresses of the plurality of target nodes; and providing a user with access to the telemetry information. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The article of claim 13, wherein the information handling system is an element of a hyper-converged infrastructure (HCl) system. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The article of claim 13, wherein the link-local addresses are IPv6 addresses. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The article of claim 13, wherein the computer network does not include a non-multicast domain name system (DNS) server. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The article of claim 13, wherein the computer network does not include a dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) server. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The article of claim 13, wherein the plurality of target nodes includes a first group of target nodes of a first type, and a second group of target nodes of a second type.