# US 12,113,633 B2 · Integration of OEM endpoint management and unified endpoint management > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,113,633 B2 - Document ID: US12113633B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/653,967 - Filed: 2022-03-08 - Published: 2023-09-14 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2022-03-08 - Assignees: Omnissa, LLC - Applicants: VMware LLC - Inventors: Rupesh Jain; Gaurav Johari; Xiaorui Wu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12113633B2 ## CPC - H04L 12/12: Arrangements for remote connection or disconnection of substations or of equipment thereof - H04L 41/046: comprising network management agents or mobile agents therefor - H04L 41/344: Out-of-band transfers - H04L 41/0853: by actively collecting configuration information or by backing up configuration information - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Disclosed are various examples for managing endpoints or client devices. A client device can be managed using unified endpoint management (UEM) protocols or using an endpoint management framework. A management console can allow an administrator to perform UEM management actions as well as out-of-band management actions on managed endpoints. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system, comprising: a computing device comprising a processor and a memory; and machine-readable instructions stored in the memory that, when executed by the processor, cause the computing device to at least: obtain server details including authentication details for a hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server; initiate a device discovery procedure with the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server using the server details, the device discovery procedure obtaining identifying data about a plurality of endpoints enrolled with the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server; persist the identifying data about the plurality of endpoints in a data store accessible to a management service running on the computing device; obtain a first request to perform an action on an endpoint of the plurality of endpoints; determine that the first request can be carried out using the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server without using an endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint; obtain a second request to perform another action on the endpoint; determine that the second request cannot be carried out without using the endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint; identify, by the management service, an endpoint identifier within the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server corresponding to the endpoint based upon the stored identifying data; and based on the identified endpoint identifier: transmit, by the management service, a command corresponding to the first request to the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server to cause the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server to perform the action on the endpoint; and transmit, by the management service, a management command corresponding to the second request to the endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the action comprises an out-of-band power operation, the out-of-band power operation comprising one of a wake-on-LAN command, a sleep command, a hibernate command, or a power-off command. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the action comprises a keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) command through which the management service can remotely interact with endpoint to provide at least one of keyboard inputs or video inputs to the endpoint. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the management service causes the endpoint management agent to be installed on the plurality of endpoints. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein said another action is performed by the endpoint management agent on the endpoint. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the device discovery procedure associates the endpoint identifier within the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server with a respective device identifier within the management service. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the action is performed by transmitting a command to an application programming interface (API) provided by the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server, the command comprising identifying information associated with the endpoint. ### Claim 8 A method, comprising: obtaining, with a computing device, server details including authentication details for a hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server; initiating a device discovery procedure with the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server using the server details, the device discovery procedure obtaining identifying data about a plurality of endpoints enrolled with the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server; persisting the identifying data about the plurality of endpoints in a data store accessible to a management service running on the computing device; obtaining a first request to perform an action on an endpoint of the plurality of endpoints; determining that the first request can be carried out using the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server without using an endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint; obtaining a second request to perform another action on the endpoint; determining that the second request cannot be carried out without using the endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint; identifying, by the management service, an endpoint identifier within the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server corresponding to the endpoint based upon the stored identifying data; and based on the identified endpoint identifier: transmitting, by the management service, a command corresponding to the first request to the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server to cause the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server to perform the action on the endpoint; and transmitting, by the management service, a management command corresponding to the second request to the endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the action comprises an out-of-band power operation, the out-of-band power operation comprising one of a wake-on-LAN command, a sleep command, a hibernate command, or a power-off command. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the action comprises a keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) command through which the management service can remotely interact with endpoint to provide at least one of keyboard inputs or video inputs to the endpoint. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the management service causes the endpoint management agent to be installed on the plurality of endpoints. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein said another action is performed by the endpoint management agent on the endpoint. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the device discovery procedure associates the device identifier within the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server with a respective device identifier within the management service. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The method of claim 8, wherein the action is performed by transmitting a command to an application programming interface (API) provided by the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server, the command comprising identifying information associated with the endpoint. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a computing device, cause the computing device to at least: obtain server details including authentication details for a hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server; initiate a device discovery procedure with the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server using the server details, the device discovery procedure obtaining identifying data about a plurality of endpoints enrolled with the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server; persist the identifying data about the plurality of endpoints in a data store accessible to a management service running on the computing device; obtain a first request to perform an action on an endpoint of the plurality of endpoints; determine that the first request can be carried out using the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server without using an endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint; obtain a second request to perform another action on the endpoint; determine that the second request cannot be carried out without using the endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint; identify, by the management service, an endpoint identifier within the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server corresponding to the endpoint based upon the stored identifying data; and based on the identified endpoint identifier: transmit, by the management service, a command corresponding to the first request to the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server to cause the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server to perform the action on the endpoint; and transmit, by the management service, a management command corresponding to the second request to the endpoint management agent installed on the endpoint. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the action comprises an out-of-band power operation, the out-of-band power operation comprising one of a wake-on-LAN command, a sleep command, a hibernate command, or a power-off command. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the action comprises a keyboard-video-mouse (KVM) command through which the management service can remotely interact with endpoint to provide at least one of keyboard inputs or video inputs to the endpoint. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the management service causes the endpoint management agent to be installed on the plurality of endpoints. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein said another action is performed by the endpoint management agent on the endpoint. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory, computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the device discovery procedure associates the endpoint identifier within the hardware-based out-of-band endpoint management server with a respective device identifier within the management service.