US 12,328,228 B2
Systems and methods for deploying third-party applications on a cluster of network switches
Karthik Krishnamurthy, Chennai (IN); Pawan Kumar Singal, Milpitas, CA (US); Balaji Rajagopalan, Sunnyvale, CA (US); Mihai Lazar, Ontario (CA); and Dhanunjayareddy Madhana, Guntur (IN)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,798.
Prior Publication US 2024/0022472 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. H04L 41/0893 (2022.01); G06F 8/61 (2018.01); G06F 9/54 (2006.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.01); H04L 49/15 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 41/0893 (2013.01) [G06F 8/63 (2013.01); G06F 9/547 (2013.01); H04L 41/0894 (2022.05); H04L 49/15 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A processor-implemented method comprising:
in response to a leader information handling system in a cluster of information handling systems receiving at an application programming interface (API) a command, using the leader information handling system as a container orchestrator that uses the API to distribute a containerized application to one or more information handling systems in the cluster, which has been created by a fabric management application, by providing to the one or more information handling systems a download request and a location information regarding an image repository, the image repository comprising an image that is associated with the containerized application; and
in response to input from a user, an action from the fabric management application, or an action from the leader information handling system, instructing, via the fabric management application or the leader information handling system, at least one of the one or more information handling systems to perform steps comprising at least one of enabling or executing the containerized application following the at least one of the one or more information handling systems downloading and installing the image.