Cloud automation agents and method of use
A system for configuring a network, comprising a network software installation system operating on a first processor and configured to install a current version of one or more algorithms on each of a plurality of site-specific hardware items and to configure each of the plurality of site-specific hardware items to interoperate with each other. An agent operating on a second processor is configured to modify the one or more algorithms for one of the plurality of site-specific hardware items using an out of band network.
1 . A system for configuring a network, comprising:
a network software installation system operating on a first processor and configured to install a current version of one or more algorithms on each of a plurality of site-specific hardware items and to configure each of the plurality of site-specific hardware items to interoperate with each other; and
an agent operating on a second processor remote from the first processor and configured to modify the one or more algorithms for one of the plurality of site-specific hardware items from a user interface by accessing the site-specific hardware item using an out of band network.
2 . The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of site-specific hardware items are configured for cloud computing.
3 . The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of site-specific hardware items are configured for an enterprise network.
4 . The system of claim 1 wherein the plurality of site-specific hardware items comprise a plurality of servers, a plurality of switches, a plurality of routers and a plurality of edge servers.
5 . The system of claim 1 wherein the algorithms are for a plurality of servers and are configured for specific ones of the plurality of servers.
6 . The system of claim 1 wherein the algorithms are for a plurality of servers and are configured for specific ones of a plurality of switches.
7 . The system of claim 1 wherein the algorithms are for a plurality of servers and are configured for specific ones of a plurality of switches and specific ones of a plurality of routers.
8 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a site data configuration system operating on the second processor and configured to install specific predetermined site data on each server of a plurality of servers.
9 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a site data configuration system operating on the second processor and configured to install specific predetermined site data on each switch of a plurality of switches.
10 . The system of claim 1 further comprising a site physical configuration system operating on the second processor and configured to install specific predetermined site physical configuration data on each server of a plurality of servers.
11 . A method for configuring a network, comprising:
installing a current version of one or more algorithms on each of a plurality of site-specific hardware items using a network software installation system operating on a first processor under algorithmic control;
configuring each of the plurality of site-specific hardware items to interoperate with each other using the network software installation system;
reading a configuration of one of the plurality of hardware items using an agent operating on a second processor remote from the first processor; and
modifying the one or more algorithms on the one of the plurality of hardware items from a user interface of the agent by accessing the site-specific hardware item using an out of band network and the user interface of the agent.
12 . The method of claim 11 wherein the plurality of site-specific hardware items are configured for cloud computing and the algorithms for one of the site-specific hardware items are modified using the user interface.
13 . The method of claim 11 wherein the plurality of site-specific hardware items are configured for an enterprise network and a configuration script for one of the site-specific hardware items is modified using the user interface.
14 . The method of claim 11 wherein the plurality of site-specific hardware items comprise a plurality of servers, a plurality of switches, a plurality of routers and a plurality of edge servers and a gap in the plurality of site-specific hardware items is identified using the agent.
15 . The method of claim 11 wherein the algorithms are for a plurality of servers and are configured for specific ones of the plurality of servers using the agent.
16 . The method of claim 11 wherein the algorithms are for a plurality of servers and are configured for specific ones of a plurality of switches using the agent to modify a configuration script.
17 . The method of claim 11 wherein the algorithms are for a plurality of servers and are configured for specific ones of a plurality of switches and specific ones of a plurality of routers using the agent to provision a network element.
18 . The method of claim 11 further comprising configuring a site data configuration system operating on the second processor to install specific predetermined site data on each server of a plurality of servers.
19 . The method of claim 11 further comprising configuring a site data configuration system operating on the second processor to install specific predetermined site data on each switch of a plurality of switches.
20 . The method of claim 11 further comprising configuring a site physical configuration system operating on the second processor to install specific predetermined site physical configuration data on each server of a plurality of servers.