System and method for device deployment
A configurable device includes computing resources. The configurable device further includes an out-of-band management platform that obtains a configuration request for the configurable device to place the configurable device into a predetermined state; in response to obtaining the configuration request, obtains a configurable device profile associated with the configurable device using an out-of-band channel; instantiates a pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using the computing resources; loads an operating system package into the computing resources using an in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent; boots the configurable device using: the operating system package, and the computing resources; and, after booting the configurable device, orchestrates post-operating system automation of the configurable device to place the configurable device into the predetermined state.
1. A configurable device, comprising:
computing resources; and
an out-of-band management platform programmed to:
obtain a configuration request for the configurable device to place the configurable device into a predetermined state;
in response to obtaining the configuration request:
obtain a configurable device profile associated with the configurable device using an out-of-band channel;
instantiate a pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using the computing resources;
load an operating system package into the computing resources using an in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent;
boot the configurable device using:
the operating system package, and
the computing resources; and
after booting the configurable device:
orchestrate post-operating system automation of the configurable device to place the configurable device into the predetermined state.
2. The configurable device of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band management platform is further programmed to:
while booting the configurable device, streaming logs of the boot using the out-of-band channel.
3. The configurable device of claim 2 , wherein streaming the logs of the boot using the out-of-band channel comprises obtaining the logs of the boot from the pre-operating system agent using an always-on in-band channel.
4. The configurable device of claim 1 , wherein the out-of-band management platform is further programmed to:
while orchestrating post-operating system automation, streaming logs of the post-operating system automation using the out-of-band channel.
5. The configurable device of claim 4 , wherein streaming the logs of the post-operating system automation using the out-of-band channel comprises obtaining the logs of the post-operating system automation from the pre-operating system agent using an always-on in-band channel.
6. The configurable device of claim 1 , wherein loading the operating system package into the computing resources using the in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent comprises:
identifying a location where at least a portion of the operating system package is stored by the pre-operating system agent; and
obtaining the operating system package from the location by the pre-operating system agent.
7. The configurable device of claim 1 , wherein instantiating the pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using the computing resources comprises:
loading an image of the pre-operating system agent stored in persistent storage of the out-of-band management platform on the computing resources;
loading at least a portion of the image into a memory of the computing resources; and
initiating execution of the pre-operating system agent using the image.
8. A method for configuring a configurable device, comprising:
obtaining a configuration request for the configurable device to place the configurable device into a predetermined state, wherein the configuration request is obtained using an out-of-band channel associated with the configurable device;
in response to obtaining the configuration request:
obtaining a configurable device profile associated with the configurable device using the out-of-band channel associated with the configurable device;
instantiating a pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using computing resources of the configurable device;
loading an operating system package into the computing resources using an in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent;
booting the configurable device using:
the operating system package, and
the computing resources; and
after booting the configurable device:
orchestrating post-operating system automation of the configurable device to place the configurable device into the predetermined state.
9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
while booting the configurable device, streaming logs of the boot using the out-of-band channel.
10. The method of claim 9 , wherein streaming the logs of the boot using the out-of-band channel comprises obtaining the logs of the boot from the pre-operating system agent using an always-on in-band channel.
11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:
while orchestrating post-operating system automation, streaming logs of the post-operating system automation using the out-of-band channel.
12. The method of claim 11 , wherein streaming the logs of the post-operating system automation using the out-of-band management channel comprises obtaining the logs of the post-operating system automation from the pre-operating system agent using an always-on in-band channel.
13. The method of claim 8 , wherein loading the operating system package into the computing resources using the in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent comprises:
identifying a location where at least a portion of the operating system package is stored by the pre-operating system agent; and
obtaining the operating system package from the location by the pre-operating system agent.
14. The method of claim 8 , wherein instantiating the pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using the computing resources comprises:
loading an image of the pre-operating system agent stored in a persistent storage of an out-of-band management platform hosted by the configurable device on the computing resources;
loading at least a portion of the image into a memory of the computing resources; and
initiating execution of the pre-operating system agent using the image.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for configuring a configurable device, the method comprising:
obtaining a configuration request for the configurable device to place the configurable device into a predetermined state, wherein the configuration request is obtained using an out-of-band channel associated with the configurable device;
in response to obtaining the configuration request:
obtaining a configurable device profile associated with the configurable device using the out-of-band channel associated with the configurable device;
instantiating a pre-operating system agent based on the configurable device profile using computing resources of the configurable device;
loading an operating system package into the computing resources using an in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent;
booting the configurable device using:
the operating system package, and
the computing resources; and
after booting the configurable device:
orchestrating post-operating system automation of the configurable device to place the configurable device into the predetermined state.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
while booting the configurable device, streaming logs of the boot using the out-of-band channel.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16 , wherein streaming the logs of the boot using the out-of-band channel comprises obtaining the logs of the boot from the pre-operating system agent using an always-on in-band channel.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the method further comprises:
while orchestrating post-operating system automation, streaming logs of the post-operating system automation using the out-of-band channel.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 18 , wherein streaming the logs of the post-operating system automation using the out-of-band management channel comprises obtaining the logs of the post-operating system automation from the pre-operating system agent using an always-on in-band channel.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein loading the operating system package into the computing resources using the in-band channel secured by the pre-operating system agent comprises:
identifying a location where at least a portion of the operating system package is stored by the pre-operating system agent; and
obtaining the operating system package from the location by the pre-operating system agent.