Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.P.

Opsware, Inc

Raymond E Suorsa

Joshua T LeVasseur

Glenn Ferguson

Harold Poskanzer

Christopher Dorsey

Daniel Taner Halicioglu

A framework for automatically provisioning computing devices includes a central database system and a central file system. Information stored in the database comprises a model of the individual devices, as well as the interconnections of the devices. The central file system stores the software components to be installed on the devices. When provisioning is carried out, the database sends commands to agents located on each device which cause them to retrieve and install the software components from the file system, and to configure the components according to the stored model.

Automated provisioning framework for internet site servers

Automated provisioning of computing networks using a network database data model

The present invention is directed to a data model. The data model allows for modeling of all information relating to a computer network to be conveniently stored in a database in a manner which minimizes the effort associated with the addition of new devices to the network and maximizes software code reuse. The information relating to the network that may be modeled in the data model of the present invention include: software information, configuration information, monitoring information, hardware information, domain name server (DNS) information, network information, and information regarding queues that may be used by business logic, or intelligent agents in accessing and maintaining various portions of the network.

Data model for automated server configuration

Automated provisioning of computing networks according to customer accounts using a network database data model

Automated provisioning of computing networks using a network database model

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