System and method to manage server configuration profiles in a data center

A method, comprising:

• detecting, by a first data processing system of a data center, a first change request to the first data processing system;
• requesting, by the first data processing system, a remediation policy related to the first change request from a configuration management system;
• receiving, by the first data processor, the remediation policy from the configuration management system, the remediation policy including dependency information for the first data processing system;
• determining, by the first data processing system and based upon the dependency information, that the first change to the first data processing system is dependent upon a second change to a second data processing system of the data center;
• requesting, by the first data processing system, a migration from the configuration management system to mitigate the second change;
• receiving, by the first data processing system, a confirmation from the configuration management system that the second change has been mitigated;
• applying, by the first data processing system, the first change to the first data processing system;
• determining, by the configuration management system, to change a first configuration setting for the first data processing system and a second data processing system of the data center;
• modifying a configuration profile template associated with the first and second data processing systems to include the changed first configuration setting in response to determining to change the first configuration setting;
• determining that the modified configuration profile template necessitates a change to a second configuration setting for the second data processing system based upon the remediation policy;
• applying the change to the second configuration setting to the second data processing system;
• and
• applying the modified configuration profile template to the first and second data processing systems after applying the change to the second configuration setting to the second data processing system.

An information handling system, comprising:

• a first data processing system of a data center, the first data processing system including a processor and a memory;
• and
• a configuration management system for the data center;
• the first data processing system is configured to:
• detect a first change request to the first data processing system;
• request a remediation policy related to the first change request from the configuration management system;
• receive the remediation policy from the configuration management system, the remediation policy including dependency information for the first data processing system;
• determine, based upon the dependency information, that the first change to the first data processing system is dependent upon a second change to the second data processing system;
• request a migration from the configuration management system to mitigate the second change;
• receive a confirmation from the configuration management system that the second change has been mitigated;
• and
• apply the first change to the first data processing system;
• and
• the configuration management system configured to:
• determine to change a first configuration setting for the first data processing system and for the second data processing system of the data center;
• modify a configuration profile template associated with the first and second data processing systems to include the changed first configuration setting in response to determining to change the first configuration setting;
• determine that the change to a first configuration setting necessitates a change to a second configuration setting for the second data processing system based upon the remediation policy;
• and
• apply the modified configuration profile template to the first data processing system after changing the second configuration setting in the second data processing system.