System and Method for Detection and Deployment of Virtualization Capable Assets in a Managed Datacenter

A method of detecting and deploying virtualization capable assets in a datacenter, the method comprising:

• determining by a datacenter operations server a datacenter hierarchy information, the datacenter hierarchy information including:
• first identity information for a virtualized environment of the datacenter;
• and
• second identity information for a virtualization capable system of the datacenter, wherein the virtualization capable system is deployed as a stand-alone system of the datacenter;
• and
• receiving at a datacenter infrastructure manager the datacenter hierarchy information from the datacenter operations server;
• directing an infrastructure viewer to display a hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the hierarchical overview includes a first depiction of the virtualized environment and a second depiction of the virtualization capable system, and the hierarchical overview is based on the first and second identity information;
• receiving at the datacenter infrastructure manager a selection from a user, the selection being of the first and second depictions;
• and
• in response to receiving the selection, deploying the virtualization capable system to the virtualized environment.

A non-transitory storage medium having code for carrying out a method, the method comprising:

• compiling datacenter hierarchy information including:
• first identity information for a virtualized environment of a datacenter;
• and
• second identity information for a virtualization capable system of the datacenter, wherein the virtualization capable system is deployed as a stand-alone system of the datacenter;
• and
• receiving the datacenter hierarchy information;
• directing an infrastructure viewer to display a hierarchical overview of the datacenter, wherein the hierarchical overview includes a first depiction of the virtualized environment and a second depiction of the virtualization capable system, and the hierarchical overview is based on the first and second identity information;
• receiving a selection from a user, the selection being of the first and second depictions;
• and
• in response to receiving the selection, deploying the virtualization capable system to the virtualized environment.