System and method for managing devices during reboot
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsSantosh Gore, Rajib Saha, Raveendra Madala, Krishnaprasad Koladi
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Abstract
An asset includes a physical computing resource. The physical computing resource is directly used by a virtual entity. The asset also includes a resource manager. The resource manager disconnects the virtual entity from the physical computing resource during a low resource consumption reboot of the asset until the low resource consumption reboot of the asset is complete. The resource manager also directly connects the virtual entity to the physical computing resource after the low resource consumption reboot of the asset.
Claims16
An asset, comprising:
- a physical computing resource directly used by a virtual entity;
- and
- a resource manager circuit programmed to:
- prior to disconnecting the virtual entity:
- making an identification that the physical computing resource is directly used by the virtual entity;
- notifying an out-of-band manager of a direct use requirement for the physical computing resource based on the identification;
- disconnect the virtual entity from the physical computing resource during a low resource consumption reboot of the asset until the low resource consumption reboot of the asset is complete;
- and
- directly connect the virtual entity to the physical computing resource after the low resource consumption reboot of the asset by:
- making a second identification, using the out-of-band manager, of the direct use requirement;
- and
- in response to making the second identification:
- sending, using the out-of-band manager, a direct connection request to the physical computing resource for the virtual entity to cause the physical computing resource to enter a connected state that enables the virtual entity to directly connect to the physical computing resource;
- and
- modifying a new virtual interface generated by the low resource consumption reboot to enable direct use of the physical computing resource by the virtual entity.
A method for managing an asset comprising a physical computing resource directly used by a virtual entity of the asset, comprising:
- prior to disconnecting the virtual entity:
- making an identification that the physical computing resource is directly used by the virtual entity;
- and
- notifying an out-of-band manager of a direct use requirement for the physical computing resource based on the identification;
- disconnecting the virtual entity from the physical computing resource during a low resource consumption reboot of the asset until the low resource consumption reboot of the asset is complete;
- and
- directly connecting the virtual entity to the physical computing resource after the low resource consumption reboot of the asset by:
- making a second identification, using the out-of-band manager, of the direct use requirement;
- and
- in response to making the second identification:
- sending, using the out-of-band manager, a direct connection request to the physical computing resource for the virtual entity to cause the physical computing resource to enter a connected state that enables the virtual entity to directly connect to the physical computing resource;
- and
- modifying a new virtual interface generated by the low resource consumption reboot to enable direct use of the physical computing resource by the virtual entity.
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer readable program code, which when executed by a computer processor enables the computer processor to perform a method for managing an asset comprising a physical computing resource directly used by a virtual entity of the asset, the method comprising:
- prior to disconnecting the virtual entity:
- making an identification that the physical computing resource is directly used by the virtual entity;
- notifying an out-of-band manager of a direct use requirement for the physical computing resource based on the identification;
- disconnecting the virtual entity from the physical computing resource during a low resource consumption reboot of the asset until the low resource consumption reboot of the asset is complete;
- and
- directly connecting the virtual entity to the physical computing resource after the low resource consumption reboot of the asset by:
- making a second identification, using the out-of-band manager, of the direct use requirement;
- and
- in response to making the second identification:
- sending, using the out-of-band manager, a direct connection request to the physical computing resource for the virtual entity to cause the physical computing resource to enter a connected state that enables the virtual entity to directly connect to the physical computing resource;
- and
- modifying a new virtual interface generated by the low resource consumption reboot to enable direct use of the physical computing resource by the virtual entity.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.