Enterprise Rack Management Method, Apparatus and Media

• US 20080091701A1
• Filed: 10/16/2006
• Published: 04/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Inventors: Pike, Jimmy D., Reeves, Drus, Gujarathi, Manoj
• Granted Patent: US 8,010,565 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders

Abstract

An information handling system having a processor and a computer readable medium accessible by the processor and having stored thereon a data structure operable as a directory service. The data structure includes a field comprising an service level object representing a service and comprising data defining roles for the service level object, and policies for service level object. The data structure also includes a field comprising a rack object map subordinate to and in relationship with the service level object, representing hardware or software supporting the service, and comprising data defining roles for the rack object map, policies for the rack object map, and service oriented architecture polices for the rack object map.

Claims

1. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a data structure operable as a directory service, the data structure comprising:

a first data field comprising a service level object map representing a data center and comprising data defining roles for the service level object map and policies for service level object map; and

a second data field comprising a rack-level rack object map subordinate to and in relationship with the service level object map, representing a rack and supporting the directory service, and comprising data defining roles for the rack object map, and policies for the rack object map.

2. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the data structure further comprises a third data field, comprising a managed element object map subordinate to and in relationship with the rack object map, representing hardware or software supporting the directory service and comprising data defining roles for the managed element object map, and policies for managed element object map.

3. The computer readable medium of claim 1, wherein the directory service represented comprises a data center.

4. The computer readable medium of claim 3, comprising at least two second data fields.

5. The computer readable medium of claim 4, wherein the data structure further comprises a third data field comprising a managed element object map subordinate to and in relationship with each rack object map, representing server, storage device, or switch, supporting the service, and comprising data defining roles for the managed element object map, and policies for managed element object map.

6. A method of operating an information handling system comprising:

executing a software application to access a rack;

accessing a directory service, wherein the directory service comprises data configured with;

an service level object map representing a service and comprising data defining roles for the service level object map, and policies for service level object map; and

a rack object map subordinate to and in relationship with the service level object map, representing hardware or software supporting the service, and comprising data defining roles for the rack object map, and policies for the rack object map; and

authenticating access of the software application to the rack based on the directory service.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the software application provides username and password information.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the directory service further comprises a managed element object map subordinate to and in relationship with the rack object map, representing hardware or software supporting the service, and comprising data defining roles for the managed element object map, and policies for managed element object map.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the directory service represents a data center.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the data comprises at least two rack object maps.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the data further comprises for each rack object map, at least one managed element object map subordinate to and in relationship with the rack object map, representing server, storage device, or switch, supporting the service, and comprising data defining roles for the managed element object map, and policies for managed element object map.

13. The system of claim 10 further comprising an application configured to examine data from the information handling system, wherein the application is configured to communicate with the directory service in order to determine roles and policies.

12. An information handling system comprising:

a processor;

computer readable medium accessible by the processor and having stored thereon a data structure operable as a directory service, the data structure comprising;

a first field comprising an service level object map representing a service and comprising data defining roles for the service level object map, and policies for service level object map; and

a second field comprising a rack object map subordinate to and in relationship with the service level object map, representing hardware or software supporting the service, and comprising data defining rotes for the rack object map, and policies for the rack object map.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the data structure further comprises a managed element object map subordinate to and in relationship with the rack object map, representing hardware or software supporting the service, and comprising data defining rotes for the managed element object map, and policies for managed element object map.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the service represented comprises a data center.

16. The system of claim 15, comprising at least two rack object maps.

17. The computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the data structure further comprises for each rack object maps, a managed element object map subordinate to and in relationship with the rack object map, representing server, storage device, or switch, supporting the service, and comprising data defining roles for the managed element object map, and policies for managed element object map.