Automatic appliance server re-provision/re-purposing method

Details Automatic appliance server re-provision/re-purposing method Automatic appliance server re-provision/re-purposing method

2005-05-24

2005-05-24

Cottingham, John R. (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Reconfiguration

C713S001000, C713S002000, C713S100000, C717S175000, C717S176000, C711S173000, C714S003000, C714S005110, C714S006130, C714S006130, C709S215000, C709S221000

Reexamination Certificate

active

06898705

ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a method for automatically re-provisioning an appliance server without significant user-interaction. The disk drive of a server to be utilized as an appliance server is partitioned into at least three partitions, including a systems partition, a network operating system partition, and an images partition. A re-provisioning utility is provided, which, when activated by a user, removes the present application from the server and forwards it to a storage location on the network or in a fourth storage partition and installs another application on the server. The system is re-booted and re-configured to provide full operation of the new application.

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