Systems and Methods for Task Execution on a Managed Node

• US 20110029979A1
• Filed: 07/31/2009
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Dell Products LP (Dell Technologies Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Dell Botts LP
• Inventors: Teshome, Abeye, Merkin, Aaron
• Granted Patent: US 8,484,652 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 718/103
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/501 Performance criteria
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/44 Arrangements for executing specific programs
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5094 where the allocation takes into account power or heat criteria power management in computers in general G06F1/3203; thermal management in computers in general G06F1/206
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

Systems and methods for executing tasks on a managed node remotely coupled to a management node are provided. A management controller of the management node may be configured to determine at least one execution policy for a task, schedule the task for execution, receive system information data from the managed node, based at least on the received system information, determine if the received system information complies with the at least one execution policy, and if the received information complies with the at least one execution policy, forward the task from the management controller to the managed node for execution.

Claims

1. A management controller for managing execution of a task on a managed node coupled to the management controller, the management controller configured to:

determine at least one execution policy for a task;

schedule the task for execution;

receive system information data from the managed node;

based at least on the received system information, determine if the received system information complies with the at least one execution policy; and

if the received information complies with the at least one execution policy, forward the task from the management controller to the managed node for execution.

2. The management controller of claim 1, wherein the at least one execution policy includes an execution time for the task, and wherein the management controller is further configured to determine the execution time based at least on one of:

a time for sending the scheduled task to the managed node over a network; and

a time for executing the task on the managed node.

3. The management controller of claim 2, wherein the execution time for the task includes a time to communicate the task from the management controller to the managed node via a network.

4. The management controller of claim 1, wherein the at least one execution policy comprises a minimum battery life required for execution of the task for a battery of the managed node.

5. The management controller of claim 1, wherein the at least one execution policy comprises executing the task based at least on a criticality of the task.

6. The management controller of claim 1, wherein receiving system information from the managed node includes receiving, at predetermined time intervals, at least one of:

battery life data of a battery of the managed node; and

network connectivity information of the managed node.

7. The management controller of claim 6, wherein the management controller is configured to automatically communicate the task to managed node for execution upon receiving the system information data at the predetermined time intervals.

8. A method for managing execution of a task on a managed node, the method comprising:

determining, by a management controller communicatively coupled to the managed node, at least one execution policy for the task;

scheduling, by the management controller, a task for execution;

receiving system information from the managed node;

based at least on the received system information, determining, by the management controller, if the received system information complies with the at least one execution policy; and

if the received system information complies with the at least one execution policy, forwarding the task from the task server to the managed node for execution.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the at least one execution policy includes determining an execution time for the task, and wherein the method further comprises determining the execution time, by the management controller, based at least on one of:

a time for sending the scheduled task to the managed node over a network; and

a time for executing the task on the managed node.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the execution time for the task includes a time to communicate the task from the management controller to the managed node via a network.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein determining the at least one execution policy comprises determining a minimum battery life required for execution of the task for a battery of the managed node.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein determining at least one execution policy comprises determining a criticality of the task.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein receiving system information from the managed node comprises receiving, at a predetermined time interval, at least one of:

battery life data of a battery of the managed node; and

network connectivity information of the managed node.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising automatically communicating the task to the managed node for execution upon receiving the system information at the predetermined time interval.

15. An information handling system, comprising:

a processor;

memory coupled to the processor; and

a management controller coupled to the processor and configured to;

determine at least one execution policy for a task;

schedule the task for execution;

receive system information data from a managed node communicatively coupled to the information handling system;

based at least on the received system information, determine if the system information complies with the at least one execution policy; and

if the received system information complies with the at least one execution policy, forward the task to the managed node for execution.

16. The information handling system of claim 15, wherein the at least one execution policy includes an execution time for the task, and wherein the management controller is further configured to determine the execution time based at least on one of:

a time for sending the scheduled task to the managed node over a network; and

a time for executing the task on the managed node.

17. The information handling system of claim 15, wherein the at least one execution policy comprises a minimum battery life required for execution of the task for a battery of the managed node.

18. The information handling system of claim 15, wherein the at least one execution policy comprises executing the task based at least on a criticality of the task.

19. The information handling system of claim 15, wherein receiving system information from the managed node includes receiving, at a predetermined time interval, at least one of:

battery life data of a battery of the managed node; and

network connectivity information of the managed node.

20. The information handling system of claim 19, the management controller further configured to automatically communicate the task to managed node for execution upon receiving the system information at the predetermined time intervals.