METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACTIVATING A BLADE SERVER IN A BLADE SERVER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for activating a blade server in a blade server system, the method comprising:
- receiving a request for activating the blade server;
obtaining a hardware feature of the blade server;
determining a virtual machine management program corresponding to the hardware feature of the blade server in accordance with a correspondence relationship between the hardware feature of the blade server and the virtual machine management program; and
remotely activating the blade server via a management bus by using the determined virtual machine management program.
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for activating a blade server in a blade server system. The method comprises receiving a request for activating the blade server and obtaining a hardware feature of the blade server. The method further comprises determining a virtual machine management program corresponding to the hardware feature of the blade server in accordance with a correspondence relationship between the hardware feature of the blade server and the virtual machine management program and remotely activating the blade server via a management bus by using the determined virtual machine management program. In accordance with the method, a suitable built-in virtual machine management program may be determined according to user requirements, and system security and stability upon blade server activation may be ensured.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for activating a blade server in a blade server system, the method comprising:
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receiving a request for activating the blade server; obtaining a hardware feature of the blade server; determining a virtual machine management program corresponding to the hardware feature of the blade server in accordance with a correspondence relationship between the hardware feature of the blade server and the virtual machine management program; and remotely activating the blade server via a management bus by using the determined virtual machine management program. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus for activating a blade server in a blade server system, the apparatus comprising:
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a receiving module for receiving a request for activating the blade server; an obtaining module for obtaining a hardware feature of the blade server; a storage module for storing at least one virtual machine management program; a determining module for determining a virtual machine management program corresponding to the hardware feature of the blade server in accordance with a correspondence relationship between the hardware feature of the blade server and the virtual machine management program; and a processing module for remotely activating the blade server via a management bus by using the determined virtual machine management program. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer program product for activating a blade server in a blade server system, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having computer-readable program code instructions stored therein comprising:
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a first set of instructions for receiving a request for activating the blade server; a second set of instructions for obtaining a hardware feature of the blade server; a third set of instructions for determining a virtual machine management program corresponding to the hardware feature of the blade server in accordance with a correspondence relationship between the hardware feature of the blade server and the virtual machine management program; and a fourth set of instructions for remotely activating the blade server via a management bus by using the determined virtual machine management program. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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