Dell products l.p. (20240103881). SIDEBAND BARE METAL PROVISIONING simplified abstract
Contents
- 1 SIDEBAND BARE METAL PROVISIONING
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 SIDEBAND BARE METAL PROVISIONING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Unanswered Questions
- 1.11 Original Abstract Submitted
SIDEBAND BARE METAL PROVISIONING
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
SIDEBAND BARE METAL PROVISIONING - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240103881 titled 'SIDEBAND BARE METAL PROVISIONING
Simplified Explanation
The disclosed methods involve detecting a provisioning request from a management client by rebooting an information handling system to initiate a UEFI boot sequence that loads a provisioning application. A communication channel is established to stream OS image data to the management controller, which is then written to an OS image partition for booting the OS.
- Detecting provisioning requests and initiating UEFI boot sequence
- Establishing communication channel to stream OS image data
- Writing OS image data to OS image partition for booting the OS
- Using RESTful requests, including Redfish API, for communication
Potential Applications
The technology can be applied in data centers, cloud computing environments, and IT infrastructure management systems.
Problems Solved
The technology streamlines the process of provisioning new OS images to information handling systems, making it more efficient and automated.
Benefits
The benefits of this technology include faster provisioning of OS images, reduced manual intervention, and improved management of information handling systems.
Potential Commercial Applications
Potential commercial applications include server management solutions, cloud service providers, and IT service companies.
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be the use of remote management tools for provisioning OS images in information handling systems.
Unanswered Questions
1. How does the technology ensure the security of the OS image data during streaming and writing? 2. Are there any limitations to the size or type of OS images that can be provisioned using this method?
Original Abstract Submitted
disclosed methods respond to detecting the receipt, by a management controller, such as a baseboard management controller (bmc), of an information handling system, of a provisioning request from a management client, by rebooting the information handling system to initiate a universal extensible firmware interface (uefi) boot sequence that is configured to load an efi application, referred to herein a provisioning application. a two way communication channel such as a websocket is established between the management client and the management controller to stream os image data corresponding to an os image to the management controller. the os image data streamed to the management controller is written to an os image partition of a boot device, after which the stored os image may be booted to load the os. the provisioning request may be communicated as a representational state transfer (rest) compliant (restful) request using, in at least some deployments, a redfish application programming interface (api).
