System and method for guided deployment of managed systems
AssigneeDell Products L.P.
InventorsVinay Sawal, Sithiqu Shahul Hameed, Udhaya Chandran Shanmugam
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and devices for providing computer implemented services using managed systems are disclosed. To provide the computer implemented services, the managed systems may be deployed to a location and operate in a predetermined manner conducive to, for example, execution of applications that provide the computer implemented services. When deployed to a location, the managed systems may be housed in a managed system frame. The managed system frames may include systems to guide placement of managed system in preferred frame units, remotely identify occupancy of the frame units, and/or the frame units against unexpected removals of or insertion of devices in the frame units.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method for managing a distributed system comprising managed systems and a subscription manager that manages operation of the managed systems, the method comprising:
- initiating, by the subscription manager, deployment of a managed system to a managed system frame;
- selecting, by the subscription manager, a frame unit of the managed system frame for the managed system;
- selecting, by the subscription manager and based on the selected frame unit, availability indicator states for frame units of the managed system frame;
- indicating, to a person tasked with installing the managed system in the managed system frame, the selected frame unit using the availability indicator states and availability indicators associated with the frame units;
- after the managed system is installed in the selected frame unit:
- selecting, by the subscription manager, updated availability indicator states for the frame units based on presence of the managed system in the selected frame unit;
- and
- indicating, to a second person tasked with installing another managed system in the managed system frame, that the selected frame unit and at least a second frame unit are unavailable for the other managed system, the at least a second frame unit is unoccupied.
A non-transitory machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations for managing a distributed system comprising managed systems and a subscription manager that manages operation of the managed systems, the operations comprising:
- initiating, by the subscription manager, deployment of a managed system to a managed system frame;
- selecting, by the subscription manager, a frame unit of the managed system frame for the managed system;
- selecting, by the subscription manager and based on the selected frame unit, availability indicator states for frame units of the managed system frame;
- indicating, to a person tasked with installing the managed system in the managed system frame, the selected frame unit using the availability indicator states and availability indicators associated with the frame units;
- after the managed system is installed in the selected frame unit:
- selecting, by the subscription manager, updated availability indicator states for the frame units based on presence of the managed system in the selected frame unit;
- and
- indicating, to a second person tasked with installing another managed system in the managed system frame, that the selected frame unit and at least a second frame unit are unavailable for the other managed system, the at least a second frame unit is unoccupied.
A data processing system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor adapted to perform operations for managing a distributed system comprising managed systems and a subscription manager that manages operation of the managed systems, the operations comprising:
- initiating, by the subscription manager, deployment of a managed system to a managed system frame;
- selecting, by the subscription manager, a frame unit of the managed system frame for the managed system;
- selecting, by the subscription manager and based on the selected frame unit, availability indicator states for frame units of the managed system frame;
- indicating, to a person tasked with installing the managed system in the managed system frame, the selected frame unit using the availability indicator states and availability indicators associated with the frame units;
- after the managed system is installed in the selected frame unit:
- selecting, by the subscription manager, updated availability indicator states for the frame units based on presence of the managed system in the selected frame unit;
- and
- indicating, to a second person tasked with installing another managed system in the managed system frame, that the selected frame unit and at least a second frame unit are unavailable for the other managed system, the at least a second frame unit is unoccupied.
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