METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING POWER MANAGEMENT SERVICES IN A SOFTWARE PROVISIONING ENVIRONMENT

• US 20100131648A1
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Red Hat, Inc. (International Business Machines Corporation)
• Inventors: DEHAAN, MICHAEL PAUL
• Granted Patent: US 8,898,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode

Abstract

A software provisioning server can be configured to 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 states 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.

Claims

1. A method of managing power in a software provisioning environment, comprising:

initiating an action to be performed on at least one target machine by a provisioning server;

determining a power management system utilized by the at least one target machine; and

utilizing the determined power management system to alter a power state of the at least one target machine.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises a software provisioning process to be performed on the at least one target machine.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the action comprises altering operating parameters on the at least one target machine.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein determining the power management system, comprises:

maintaining a record, the record comprising an identification of the at least one target machine and an identification of the the power management system utilized by the at least one target machine; and

retrieving, from the record, the identification of the power management system.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the identification of the power management system includes access information for requesting access to the power management system.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein utilizing the determined power management system comprises:

instructing the power management system to alter the power state of the at least one target machine.

7. The method of claim 1, the method further comprising:

determining the alteration of the power state to be performed on the at least one target machine associated with the action.

8. A system for managing power in a software provisioning environment, comprising:

a network interface to a network comprising at least one target machine; and

a provisioning server, communicating with the network interface, the provisioning server being configured to

initiate an action to be performed on the at least one target machine by a provisioning server;

determine a power management system utilized by the at least one target machine; and

utilize the determined power management system to alter a power state of the at least one target machine.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the action comprises a software provisioning process to be performed on the at least one target machine.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the action comprises altering operating parameters on the at least one target machine.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein determining the power management system, comprises:

maintaining a record, the record comprising an identification of the at least one target machine and an identification of the the power management system utilized by the at least one target machine; and

retrieving, from the record, the identification of the power management system.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the identification of the power management system includes access information for requesting access to the power management system.

13. The system of claim 8, wherein utilizing the determined power management system comprises:

instructing the power management system to alter the power state of the at least one target machine.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the provisioning server is Her configured to

determine the alteration of the power state to be performed on the target machine associated with the action.

15. A provisioning application, the provisioning application being embodied in a computer readable medium and comprising instructions for causing a computer to perform a method comprising:

initiating an action to be performed on at least one target machine by a provisioning server;

determining a power management system utilized by the at least one target machine; and

utilizing the determined power management system to alter a power state of the at least one target machine.

16. The provisioning application of claim 15, wherein the action comprises a software provisioning process to be performed on the at least one target machine.

17. The provisioning application of claim 15, wherein the action comprises altering operating parameters on the at least one target machine.

18. The provisioning application of claim 15, wherein determining the power management system, comprises:

maintaining a record, the record comprising an identification of the at least one target machine and an identification of the the power management system utilized by the at least one target machine; and

retrieving, from the record, the identification of the power management system.

19. The provisioning application of claim 18, wherein the identification of the power management system includes access information for requesting access to the power management system.

20. The provisioning application of claim 15, wherein utilizing the determined power management system comprises:

instructing the power management system to alter the power state of the at least one target machine.

21. The provisioning application of claim 15, the method further comprising:

determining the alteration of the power state to be performed on the target machine associated with the action.