Patent ID: 7882232
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of building a specified number of computing nodes to be provisioned, wherein the building requires installation in the computing nodes of software downloaded via a network, the method comprising: a computer system receiving a request to build the specified number of the computing nodes for provisioning, and in response, the computer system determining that download of the software for concurrently building the specified number of computing nodes will exceed bandwidth capability of the network, and in response, the computer system determining and invoking a plurality of computers to concurrently build some but less than all of the specified number of computing nodes to avoid exceeding bandwidth capability of the network; and while building the some but less than all of the specified number of computing nodes, the computer system recognizing sufficient available bandwidth in the network to concurrently build an additional one or more of the specified number of computing nodes, and in response, the computer system determining and invoking one or more additional computers to build the one or more of the specified number of computing nodes, while at least one of the plurality of computers builds at least one of the some but less than all of the specified number of computing nodes.