Patent ID: 7266678

Claim:
A method of configuring a unique computer name record for a primary information handling system included in a network of a plurality of information handling systems, the method comprising: reading a service tag identifier uniquely identifying the primary information handling system; incorporating at least a portion of the service tag identifier to define the unique computer name record; the primary information handling system and the plurality of information handling systems using a substantially similar boot program; storing the unique computer name record for the primary information handling system in a memory of the primary information handling system; transferring the unique computer name record to a name registry of the primary information handling system; booting the primary information handling system from the substantially similar boot program used by each of the plurality of information handling systems but prior to the boot up of the network of information handling systems; reading the name registry; and broadcasting the unique computer name record on the network to check for conflicts, and whereby if no conflict exists, the primary information handling system is recognized as a valid node on the network.