公开(公告)号：US07698704B2

公开(公告)日：2010-04-13

申请号：US11059968

申请日：2005-02-17

申请人： Bulent Abali ,  James W. Arendt ,  Mohammad Banikazemi ,  D. Scott Guthridge ,  Dan E. Poff ,  Ziv Rafalovich ,  Linda A. Riedle ,  Gary Valentin ,  Nancy M. Wei

发明人： Bulent Abali ,  James W. Arendt ,  Mohammad Banikazemi ,  D. Scott Guthridge ,  Dan E. Poff ,  Ziv Rafalovich ,  Linda A. Riedle ,  Gary Valentin ,  Nancy M. Wei

IPC分类号： G06F9/445 ,  G06F15/16 ,  G06F15/177 ,  G06F15/173 ,  G06F13/00

CPC分类号： G06F8/60 ,  G06F9/4416

摘要： Two methods (native and clone) are used for installing software, such as an operating system, on client system(s) booting from shared storage. The native installation method configures an interconnection network to create an exclusive communication zone between the client system and the shared storage system and installs the operating system on the client system using the exclusive communication zone. After the software is installed, the method terminates the exclusive communication zone. The clone installation method utilizes a point-in-time copy feature of the shared storage system to clone an operating system drive instantaneously. After the drive is cloned, it is logically attached to a new client and the operating system is customized for that client.

摘要翻译： 在从共享存储器引导的客户端系统上，使用两种方法（本机和克隆）来安装软件，如操作系统。 本地安装方法配置互连网络以在客户端系统和共享存储系统之间创建独占通信区域，并使用专用通信区域将操作系统安装在客户端系统上。 安装软件后，该方法终止专用通信区域。 克隆安装方法利用共享存储系统的时间点复制功能，即时克隆操作系统驱动器。 驱动器被克隆后，它被逻辑地连接到一个新的客户端，并为该客户端定制操作系统。

公开(公告)号：US08347284B2

公开(公告)日：2013-01-01

申请号：US12821282

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： Dennis R. Goetz ,  Gregory B. Pruett ,  Linda A. Riedle

发明人： Dennis R. Goetz ,  Gregory B. Pruett ,  Linda A. Riedle

IPC分类号： G06F9/44

CPC分类号： G06F8/61

摘要： A system and method for automatically selecting and configuring storage devices according to an abstract partition table definition as part of a scripted operating system installation. The system has a deployment server in data communication with the one or more computers via the communication network. The deployment server has a deployment server storage device and a central processing unit. The deployment server storage device stores an inventory of the computers to which an operating system is to be deployed and a set of partition table requirements defined by one or more qualitative attributes associated with one or more computer storage device partitions. The central processing unit is in communication with the deployment server storage device and executes functions to map the inventory with the set of partition table requirements to create a partition table for each computer to which the operating system is to be deployed.

摘要翻译： 根据抽象分区表定义自动选择和配置存储设备的系统和方法，作为脚本操作系统安装的一部分。 该系统具有经由通信网络与一个或多个计算机进行数据通信的部署服务器。 部署服务器具有部署服务器存储设备和中央处理单元。 部署服务器存储设备存储要部署操作系统的计算机的清单以及由与一个或多个计算机存储设备分区相关联的一个或多个定性属性定义的一组分区表要求。 中央处理单元与部署服务器存储设备进行通信，并且执行将库存与分配表要求集合映射的功能，以为要部署操作系统的每个计算机创建分区表。

公开(公告)号：US07761867B2

公开(公告)日：2010-07-20

申请号：US11192926

申请日：2005-07-29

申请人： Dennis R. Goetz ,  Gregory Pruett ,  Linda A. Riedle

发明人： Dennis R. Goetz ,  Gregory Pruett ,  Linda A. Riedle

IPC分类号： G06F9/445

CPC分类号： G06F8/61

摘要： A system and method for automatically selecting and configuring storage devices according to an abstract partition table definition as part of a scripted operating system installation. The system has a deployment server in data communication with the one or more computers via the communication network. The deployment server has a deployment server storage device and a central processing unit. The deployment server storage device stores an inventory of the computers to which an operating system is to be deployed and a set of partition table requirements defined by one or more qualitative attributes associated with one or more computer storage device partitions. The central processing unit is in communication with the deployment server storage device and executes functions to map the inventory with the set of partition table requirements to create a partition table for each computer to which the operating system is to be deployed.

摘要翻译： 根据抽象分区表定义自动选择和配置存储设备的系统和方法，作为脚本操作系统安装的一部分。 该系统具有经由通信网络与一个或多个计算机进行数据通信的部署服务器。 部署服务器具有部署服务器存储设备和中央处理单元。 部署服务器存储设备存储要部署操作系统的计算机的清单以及由与一个或多个计算机存储设备分区相关联的一个或多个定性属性定义的一组分区表要求。 中央处理单元与部署服务器存储设备进行通信，并且执行将库存与分配表要求集合映射的功能，以为要部署操作系统的每个计算机创建分区表。

公开(公告)号：US20100274877A1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-28

申请号：US12821282

申请日：2010-06-23

申请人： Dennis R. Goetz ,  Gregory Pruett ,  Linda A. Riedle

发明人： Dennis R. Goetz ,  Gregory Pruett ,  Linda A. Riedle

IPC分类号： G06F15/177

CPC分类号： G06F8/61

摘要： A system and method for automatically selecting and configuring storage devices according to an abstract partition table definition as part of a scripted operating system installation. The system has a deployment server in data communication with the one or more computers via the communication network. The deployment server has a deployment server storage device and a central processing unit. The deployment server storage device stores an inventory of the computers to which an operating system is to be deployed and a set of partition table requirements defined by one or more qualitative attributes associated with one or more computer storage device partitions. The central processing unit is in communication with the deployment server storage device and executes functions to map the inventory with the set of partition table requirements to create a partition table for each computer to which the operating system is to be deployed.

摘要翻译： 根据抽象分区表定义自动选择和配置存储设备的系统和方法，作为脚本操作系统安装的一部分。 该系统具有经由通信网络与一个或多个计算机进行数据通信的部署服务器。 部署服务器具有部署服务器存储设备和中央处理单元。 部署服务器存储设备存储要部署操作系统的计算机的清单以及由与一个或多个计算机存储设备分区相关联的一个或多个定性属性定义的一组分区表要求。 中央处理单元与部署服务器存储设备进行通信，并且执行将库存与分配表要求集合映射的功能，以为要部署操作系统的每个计算机创建分区表。

公开(公告)号：US07444341B2

公开(公告)日：2008-10-28

申请号：US10879859

申请日：2004-06-29

申请人： Linda A. Riedle

发明人： Linda A. Riedle

IPC分类号： G06F7/00

CPC分类号： G06F9/44505 ,  G06F9/4403

摘要： A method for detecting a change in a server in a server system includes a server system coupled to a network server. The method includes booting the server from the network server. Scan the server by the network server to obtain a new inventory of information. Compare the new inventory of information to a current inventory of information. Utilize the comparison to generate an event wherein at least one event action plan is based upon the event.

摘要翻译： 用于检测服务器系统中的服务器的变化的方法包括耦合到网络服务器的服务器系统。 该方法包括从网络服务器引导服务器。 由网络服务器扫描服务器以获取新的信息库。 将新的信息库存与当前的信息库进行比较。 利用比较来生成事件，其中至少一个事件动作计划基于该事件。

公开(公告)号：US07171479B2

公开(公告)日：2007-01-30

申请号：US10133865

申请日：2002-04-26

申请人： William W. Buchanan ,  Simon C. Chu ,  William J. Piazza ,  David B. Rhoades ,  Linda A. Riedle

发明人： William W. Buchanan ,  Simon C. Chu ,  William J. Piazza ,  David B. Rhoades ,  Linda A. Riedle

IPC分类号： G06F15/16

CPC分类号： H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/06 ,  H04L67/322 ,  H04L67/325 ,  H04L69/28 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： A network and method for servicing simultaneously pending boot image download requests in a multi-client, networked environment. A boot image server on the network is configured to satisfy boot image sessions initiated by one or more client systems on the network. The image server is configured to prioritize requests from different clients to minimize or reduce the network's average download time, which represents the amount of time required to boot a theoretical average client. In one embodiment, the image server is configured to minimize the average download time by prioritizing client requests according to the amount of time required to complete a each client's download such that requests from clients with short remaining download times are given higher priority and, conversely, request from clients with long remaining download times are given lower priority. The amount of download time remaining is estimated by maintaining a log the response time (round trip delay) of recently transmitted packets for each client. In one embodiment, a rolling average of recent response times is used to provide an estimate of the client's overall response time. The image server also tracks the size of the image file remaining to be downloaded for each client. Using these two parameters, the image server estimates the remaining time to download the image file and prioritizes the processing of outstanding packet requests based thereon.

摘要翻译： 一种用于在多客户端，联网环境中同时处理引导映像下载请求的网络和方法。 网络上的引导映像服务器被配置为满足由网络上的一个或多个客户端系统发起的引导映像会话。 图像服务器被配置为优先处理来自不同客户端的请求，以最小化或减少网络的平均下载时间，其表示引导理论平均客户端所需的时间量。 在一个实施例中，图像服务器被配置为通过根据完成每个客户端的下载所需的时间量优先化客户端请求来最小化平均下载时间，使得具有较短剩余下载时间的客户端的请求被给予较高优先级，并且相反地， 具有长时间下载时间的客户端的请求被赋予较低的优先级。 通过维护每个客户端最近发送的数据包的响应时间（往返延迟）来估计剩余的下载时间。 在一个实施例中，使用最近响应时间的滚动平均值来提供客户端的整体响应时间的估计。 图像服务器还跟踪每个客户端剩余的图像文件的大小。 使用这两个参数，图像服务器估计下载图像文件的剩余时间，并基于此优先处理未完成的分组请求。