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US 9,853,938 B2Granted
Automatic generation of server network topology
AssigneeQuanta Computer Inc.
InventorChing-Chih Shih
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Abstract
Embodiments generally relate to network device management. The present technology discloses techniques that can enable an automatic generation of a network topology table for network management. It can use customized identifiers for servers in a server network. It can further enable an automated harvest of network information by utilizing service controllers embedded at different levels of a network.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- assigning, at a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, a primary service controller identifier to a primary service controller, the primary service controller being associated with a secondary service controller and operable to assign a specific secondary service controller identifier to the secondary service controller;
- receiving a DHCP request packet from the secondary service controller, the DHCP request packet containing the specific secondary service controller identifier assigned by the primary service controller;
- assigning, based on the secondary service controller identifier, an Internet Protocol (IP) address to pair with the secondary service controller identifier;
- and
- generating a DHCP response packet for the secondary service controller, the DHCP response packet containing the IP address.
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A system, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory device including instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to:
- receive, at the system, a customized identifier associated with a computing node, the customized identifier being assigned to the computing node by a service controller associated with the computing node;
- assign an Internet Protocol (IP) address to the computing node based at least in part on the customized identifier, wherein the IP address is assigned by the system to pair with the customized identifier;
- and
- transmit the IP address to the computing node.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving, at a secondary service controller associated with a computing node, a customized computing node identifier, the customized computing node identifier being assigned to the computing node by a primary service controller associated with the computing node;
- generating a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) request packet including the customized computing node identifier;
- transmitting the DHCP request packet to a DHCP server;
- and
- receiving a DHCP response packet having an IP address assigned for the computing node, wherein the IP address is assigned by the DHCP server to pair with the customized computing node identifier.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.