US 12,093,542 B2
Scaled zero-touch operating system provisioning on targeted storage
Anusha Kandepu, Bangalore (IN); Usha Devulapalli, Nalgonda (IN); and Hemantha Reddy Beecherla, Khajipet (IN)
Assigned to DELL PRODUCTS L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed by Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 15, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/812,861.
Prior Publication US 2024/0020034 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/06 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 3/0632 (2013.01) [G06F 3/0604 (2013.01); G06F 3/0689 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
at least one processor; and
at least one memory coupled to the at least one processor, comprising instructions that cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
determining a priority order of storage devices for installation of an operating system on targeted storage as part of implementing a zero-touch protocol for installation of the operating system on a group of servers, wherein the determining is performed independently of determining respective groups of storage devices accessible by respective servers of the group of servers, and wherein the priority order differs from respective data transfer rates of the storage devices;
communicating with a target server of the group of servers to determine the group of storage devices accessible by the target server;
identifying a storage device of the group of storage devices that has a highest priority for operating system installation;
determining a unique identifier of the storage device; and
installing the operating system on the storage device using the unique identifier.