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US 12,621,202 B2Granted
Edge-based unified endpoint management for management continuity
AssigneeOmnissa, LLC
InventorsRohit Pradeep Shetty, Ramanandan Nambannor Kunnath, Madhavan Kara Bhattathiri, Erich Stuntebeck
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Abstract
The present disclosure fallback management of managed devices utilizing edge management servers that periodically poll a primary management server. If the primary management server is unreachable, the edge management servers can assume management of a population of managed devices.
Claims18
A computer system comprising:
- a management computer including a processor and memory;
- and
- a plurality of edge management computers each including a processor and memory,
- wherein the management computer is configured to execute instructions stored in the memory of the management computer to execute a management service, including performing the following steps:
- identify the edge management computers, which are executing an edge management service;
- identify a population of managed devices configured to be remotely managed by the management service;
- and
- assign each of the managed devices to a respective one of the edge management computers based upon at least one proximity factor, and
- wherein the edge management computers are configured to execute instructions stored in the memory of the edge management computers to execute the edge management service, including performing the following steps:
- synchronize data corresponding to respective managed devices with the management service;
- periodically poll the management service to determine whether the management service is unreachable over a network connection between the edge management computers and the management computer;
- and
- in response to determining that the management service is unreachable over the network connection, assume management of the managed devices, including instructing each of the managed devices to communicate with a respective one of the edge management computers.
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A method, comprising:
- identifying, by a management computer, a plurality of edge management computers executing an edge management service;
- identifying, by the management computer, a population of managed devices configured to be remotely managed by a management service running on the management computer;
- assigning each of the managed devices to a respective one of the edge management computers based upon at least one proximity factor;
- synchronizing, by the edge management computers, data corresponding to respective managed devices with the management service;
- periodically polling, by the edge management computers, the management service to determine whether the management service is unreachable over a network connection between the edge management computers and the management computer;
- and
- in response to determining that the management service is unreachable over the network connection, assuming, by the edge management computers, management of the managed devices, including instructing each of the managed devices to communicate with a respective one of the edge management computers.
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One or more non-transitory computer-readable media embodying program instructions that, when executed, cause a management computer and a plurality of edge management computers to at least:
- identify the edge management computers, which are executing an edge management service;
- identify a population of managed devices configured to be remotely managed by a management service;
- assign each of the managed devices to a respective one of the edge management computers based upon at least one proximity factor;
- synchronize, by the edge management computers, data corresponding to respective managed devices with the management service;
- periodically poll the management service to determine whether the management service is unreachable over a network connection between the edge management computers and the management computer;
- and
- in response to determining that the management service is unreachable over the network connection, assume management of the managed devices by the edge management computers, including instructing each of the managed devices to communicate with a respective one of the edge management computers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.