System and method for distributed subscription management

A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for operating a managed system in a distributed system, the operations comprising:

• obtaining, by a local subscription manager of the managed system, a subscription update for the managed system;
• performing, by the local subscription manager, one or more subscription enablement actions to modify operation of the managed system to match subscriptions maintained by a subscription manager that provided the subscription update, wherein the local subscription manager is a management controller installed within the managed system and is distinct and separate from a processor of the managed system, and wherein performing the one or more subscription enablement actions to modify operation of the managed system comprises:
• instructing, by a processor of the local subscription manager, the processor of the managed system to perform the one or more subscription enablement actions;
• adding, by the local subscription manager, an entry to a subscription information repository accessible by the local subscription manager, the entry specifying, in part:
• a subscription limitation, and
• one or more actions associated with the subscription limitation being exceeded;
• and
• enforcing, by the processor of the local subscription manager through instructing the processor of the managed system to perform one or more actions that enforce the subscriptions, the subscriptions on the managed system using the subscription information repository.

A managed system, comprising:

• a first processor;
• and
• a local subscription manager adapted to perform operations for managing operation of the managed system in a distributed system to comply with subscriptions, wherein the local subscription manager is a management controller installed within the managed system and is distinct and separate from a processor of the managed system, and wherein the operations comprising:
• obtaining a subscription update for the managed system;
• performing one or more subscription enablement actions to modify operation of the managed system to match the subscription, the subscriptions being maintained by a subscription manager that provided the subscription update, wherein performing the one or more subscription enablement actions to modify operation of the managed system comprises:
• instructing, by a second processor of the local subscription manager, the first processor to perform the one or more subscription enablement actions;
• adding an entry to a subscription information repository accessible by the local subscription manager, the entry specifying, in part:
• a subscription limitation, and
• one or more actions associated with the subscription limitation being exceeded;
• and
• enforcing, using the second processor to instruct the first processor to perform one or more actions that enforce the subscriptions, the subscriptions on the managed system using the subscription information repository.