Assignment of network configuration for a wired network using a wireless network | Patent Application Number 18186760
18186760
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Patent NumberUS 12273237 B2
Publication NumberUS 20230231766 A1
Filled DateMar 20, 2023
Priority DateAug 3, 2018
Inventor/ApplicantsJohn Allen Patterson
Marc Wayne Brotherson
Adam Carter
Derek J. Leslie
Marc Wayne Brotherson
Adam Carter
Derek J. Leslie
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1. An apparatus to provide configuration information to a storage node or a compute node of a plurality of nodes to be configured as part of a cluster, the apparatus comprising: a processor; a wireless network interface coupled to the processor, the wireless network interface operable to transmit and receive wireless protocol messages via a wireless network serving as a configuration plane for the cluster; and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to: receive an out-of-band configuration request from a first node of the cluster, the out-of-band configuration request requesting configuration information for a wired network interface of the first node, wherein the out-of-band configuration request has been broadcast by the first node as a first wireless protocol message over the wireless network, responsive to receiving the out-of-band configuration request, determine configuration information to configure the wired network interface of the first node, and transmit a configuration message having at least the configuration information as a second wireless protocol message to the first node over the wireless network. 8. A method for commissioning a node of a plurality of nodes of a cluster comprising: receiving an out-of-band configuration request from a first node of the cluster, the out-of-band configuration request requesting configuration information for a wired network interface of the first node, wherein the out-of-band configuration request has been broadcast by the first node as a first wireless protocol message over the wireless network; responsive to receiving the out-of-band configuration request, determining configuration information to configure the wired network interface of the first node; and transmitting a configuration message having at least the configuration information as a second wireless protocol message to the first node over the wireless network. 15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having program instructions, which, when executed by a processor node of a plurality of nodes, cause the processor to: receive an out-of-band configuration request from a first node of the cluster, the out-of-band configuration request requesting configuration information for a wired network interface of the first node, wherein the out-of-band configuration request has been broadcast by the first node as a first wireless protocol message over the wireless network; responsive to receiving the out-of-band configuration request, determine configuration information to configure the wired network interface of the first node; and transmit a configuration message having at least the configuration information as a second wireless protocol message to the first node over the wireless network.
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