Nutanix, Inc.

Toms Varghese

Kumar Sidhartha

Jaspal Singh Dhillon

Monica Adusumilli

Jan Olderdissen

Raghu Prasad Rapole

Alexander Michael Bunch

Sragdhara Datta Chaudhuri

Avi Bhandari

Brian Finn

Alay Vyomeshbhai Shah

Mengyang Li

Sandeep Goutele

An apparatus may include one or more processors and non-transitory, computer-readable instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive, using a first security model, an indication to form a cluster including a set of nodes, establish, using the first security model, a connection with the set of nodes, in response to the set of nodes forming the cluster, automatically disable the first security model, and receive, as part of the cluster, using a second security model, a request directed to the cluster.

Systems and methods for increased security in cluster formation

A configuration management system is configured to receive a registration request message from a computing node that includes identifying information, and to select a node pool in response to detection of a match between the identifying information matching a qualification parameter assigned to the node pool. The configuration management system is further configured to select configuration information for the computing node based on an image configuration template associated with the node pool. At least part of the configuration information is selected from a predefined resource pool. The configuration management system is further configured to provide the configuration information to the computing node.

Apparatuses and methods for remote computing node initialization using a configuration template and resource pools

Examples described herein includes initialization of a computing node cluster. An example method providing a query request from an initialization application/service of a computing node for a default configuration management server identifier via a network, and receiving, from a network management server, an internet protocol address associated with the default configuration management server identifier. The example method further includes providing a configuration request from the computing node to the internet protocol address requesting configuration information, and receiving the configuration information at the computing node from a configuration management server associated with the internet protocol address.

Apparatuses and methods for zero touch computing node initialization

A computing node is configured to initialize by requesting a particular network resource from a network management server, and receiving acknowledgment of the particular network resource and an encryption key from the network management server to contact a configuration management server. The initialization further includes providing, using the particular network resource, a registration request message encrypted based on the encryption key to the configuration management server, and receiving configuration information corresponding to the computing node from the configuration management server in response to the registration request computing node.

Apparatuses and methods for remote computing node registration and authentication

Examples described herein include imaging servers which may support asynchronous imaging of one or more computers (e.g., computing nodes). The imaging server may use out-of-band communication to install requested images on one or more computing nodes. The imaging server may support multiple concurrent installation sessions, and may maintain a log specific to each session. This may facilitate session-specific status reporting. In this manner, operating systems, hypervisors, or other software may be installed on computing nodes.

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