Providing power management services in a software provisioning environment
AssigneeRed Hat, Inc.
InventorMichael Paul DeHaan
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Abstract
A software provisioning server can communicate with a power management system of the target machines to alter the power state of the target machines during actions requiring a change in the power state, such as power cycling the target machines during a software installation. The software provisioning server can communicate with the power management system of the target machines and instruct the power management systems to alter the power state of the target machines during the actions.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- initiating, by a provisioning server, an action to perform at least one of installing software or modifying software on a target machine;
- determining whether an alteration of a power state to the target machine is associated with the action;
- in response to the alteration of a power state to the target machine being associated with the action:
- determining a power management system utilized by the target machine;
- generating a command comprising access information for the power management system and the alteration of the power state;
- transmitting, by the provisioning server, the command to the target machine to initiate the alteration of the power state of the target machine;
- and
- utilizing the power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.
A system comprising:
- a processor to:
- initiate an action comprising at least one of installing software or modifying software on a target machine;
- determine whether an alteration of a power state to the target machine is associated with the action;
- in response to the alteration of a power state to the target machine being associated with the action:
- determine a power management system utilized by the target machine;
- generate a command comprising access information for the power management system and the alteration of the power state;
- transmit the command to the target machine to initiate the alteration of the power state of the target machine;
- and
- utilize the power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations comprising:
- initiating, by the processor, an action to alter operating parameters on a target machine;
- determining whether an alteration of a power state to the target machine is associated with the action;
- in response to the alteration of a power state to the target machine being associated with the action:
- determining a power management system utilized by the target machine;
- generating a command comprising access information for the power management system and the alteration of the power state;
- transmitting the command to the target machine to initiate the alteration of the power state of the target machine;
- and
- utilizing the power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.