Patent ID: 9184991
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A computer-implementable method, comprising the steps of: (a) initializing operation of a physical service processor to communicatively couple to a remote file system over a communications link, wherein the physical service processor has a first set of network configuration settings and at least one physical network interface, such that the physical service processor is operative to perform at least one remote management function for at least one target computer via the at least one physical network interface, a virtual service processor is executable to be operative to emulate operation of the physical service processor, the virtual service processor has a second set of network configuration settings corresponding to the first set of network configuration settings of the physical service processor and at least one virtual network interface configured to emulate operation of the at least one physical network interface of the physical service processor, wherein the second set of network configuration settings of the virtual service processor comprises at least one network configuration setting for the at least one virtual network interface, and the remote file system has a computer-executable development module for modifying the first set of network configuration settings of the physical service processor and the second set of network configuration settings of the virtual service processor; (b) causing the development module to modify the second set of network configuration settings of the virtual service processor, comprising changing the at least one network configuration setting for the at least one virtual network interface of the virtual service processor by: (c) in response to the second set of network configuration settings being modified,