Managing assets using at least one policy and asset locations
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1. A method of managing assets using at least one policy, the method comprising:
- storing at least one policy associated with managing assets, wherein each of the assets is located in one of a plurality of slots in a rack and includes an RFID tag identifying the asset;
reading, by an RFID reader array, the RFID tag of each of the assets to detect which slot in the rack the asset is located;
determining slot location in the rack for each of the assets based on the reading of the RFID tag of each of the assets;
receiving sensor information indicating a condition of each of the assets;
determining, by a processing device, whether the at least one policy applies to each of the assets based at least on the slot location and the sensor information of the asset; and
for each of the assets, performing a control function based on a determination that the at least one policy applies to the asset, wherein performing a control function includes controlling another computer system that is operable to directly or indirectly affect each asset that the at least one policy applies.
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Abstract
Assets are managed using policies. Locations of the assets are also determined. A policy may apply to an asset as determined based on the location of the asset. If a policy applies to the asset, a control function is performed.
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1. A method of managing assets using at least one policy, the method comprising:
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storing at least one policy associated with managing assets, wherein each of the assets is located in one of a plurality of slots in a rack and includes an RFID tag identifying the asset; reading, by an RFID reader array, the RFID tag of each of the assets to detect which slot in the rack the asset is located; determining slot location in the rack for each of the assets based on the reading of the RFID tag of each of the assets; receiving sensor information indicating a condition of each of the assets; determining, by a processing device, whether the at least one policy applies to each of the assets based at least on the slot location and the sensor information of the asset; and for each of the assets, performing a control function based on a determination that the at least one policy applies to the asset, wherein performing a control function includes controlling another computer system that is operable to directly or indirectly affect each asset that the at least one policy applies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 21, 22)
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11. A method of activating one or more alert devices based on at least one policy, the method comprising:
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storing at least one policy associated with managing assets, wherein each of the assets is located in one of a plurality of slots in a rack and includes an RFID tag identifying the asset; reading, by an RFID reader array, the RFID tag of each of the assets to detect which slot in the rack the asset is located; storing, in a data storage device, slot location in the rack for each of the assets based on the reading of the RFID tag of each of the assets; receiving sensor information indicating a condition of each of the assets; for each asset, determining, by a processing device, whether the at least one policy applies to the asset based at least on the slot location and the sensor information of the asset; and for each asset that the at least one policy applies, sending a message from the processing device to a rack controller for activating an alert device, wherein the alert device is located externally on the rack and the alert device is not physically connected and not powered by the asset and wherein the activated alert device provides an audio or visual alert identifying the asset from other assets housed in the rack.
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12. A rack controller system for a rack including slots housing assets, wherein each of the assets is located in one of a plurality of slots in the rack and includes an RFID tag identifying the asset, the system comprising:
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an RFID reader array reading the RFID tag of each of the assets to detect which slot in the rack the asset is located and generating slot location in the rack of each asset from the reading of the RFID tag of each asset; at least one sensor sensing a condition of each of the assets and generating sensor information indicating the condition of the asset; a rack controller receiving the slot location and the sensor information from each of the assets, and sending the received slot location and sensor information to an asset management system remote from the rack for determining whether a policy applies to the asset; and alert devices provided externally on the rack and controlled by the rack controller, each alert device located adjacent to one of the slots to provide an alert signal for an asset housed in a corresponding slot, wherein the rack controller is operable to determine, for each asset, whether an alert signal is to be generated for the asset and is further operable to activate the alert device of the alert devices located adjacent to the asset for generating the alert signal for the asset. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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