System and method for group-policy-based configuration

A system comprising a processor of a first controller of an information handling system, the processor operable to:

• store, in response to receiving a request to receive information about a first group from a first node, an association of the first node and the first group in a data structure, wherein:
• the first group comprises a plurality of nodes governed by a group policy;
• and
• the data structure comprises one or more associations of the plurality of nodes;
• in response to determining that a change has occurred in the first group, identify one or more of the plurality of nodes to notify, wherein the one or more nodes are identified based on the associations stored in the data structure;
• and
• broadcast, by the controller, a notification to each the identified nodes, the notification including information about the change in the first group;
• wherein:
• one or more of the identified nodes updates itself based on information included in the change notification and on content of the group policy;
• and
• determining that a change has occurred in at least one of the plurality of nodes comprises receiving, from a chassis management controller, a notification that the change has occurred, wherein the chassis management controller is configured to detect a change in one or more nodes of a chassis.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, the instructions, when executed by a processor, executable to:

• store, in response to receiving a request to receive information about a first group from a first node, an association of the first node and the first group in a data structure, wherein:
• the first group comprises a plurality of nodes governed by a group policy;
• and
• the data structure comprises one or more associations of the plurality of nodes;
• in response to determining that a change has occurred in the first group, identify one or more of the plurality of nodes to notify, wherein the one or more nodes are identified based on the associations stored in the data structure;
• and
• broadcast, by the controller, a notification to each the identified nodes, the notification including information about the change in the first group;
• wherein:
• one or more of the identified nodes updates itself based on information included in the change notification and on content of the group policy;
• and
• determining that a change has occurred in at least one of the plurality of nodes comprises receiving, from a chassis management controller, a notification that the change has occurred, wherein the chassis management controller is configured to detect a change in one or more nodes of a chassis.