Techniques for Managing or Controlling Computing Devices
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1. A method comprising:
- receiving asset information associated with computing devices separately housed in respective decentralized locations, the received asset information including a type of usage configuration for each of the computing devices;
gathering additional asset information associated with each of the computing devices, the additional asset information gathered via network communication links coupled to the computing devices;
storing the received asset information and the additional asset information;
grouping a first portion of the computing devices to create a first virtual rack based, at least in part, on the stored asset information;
managing or controlling an operating parameter of one or more computing devices included in the first virtual rack;
collecting, on a periodic basis, parameter information associated with the operating parameter; and
updating the stored asset information based on the periodically collected parameter information.
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Abstract
Examples are disclosed for receiving or gathering asset information associated with computing devices housed in respective decentralized locations. The gathered or received asset information may be stored. A portion of the computing devices may be grouped based on the stored asset information to create a virtual rack. An operating parameter of at least some of the computing devices included in the virtual rack may then be managed or controlled.
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25 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving asset information associated with computing devices separately housed in respective decentralized locations, the received asset information including a type of usage configuration for each of the computing devices; gathering additional asset information associated with each of the computing devices, the additional asset information gathered via network communication links coupled to the computing devices; storing the received asset information and the additional asset information; grouping a first portion of the computing devices to create a first virtual rack based, at least in part, on the stored asset information; managing or controlling an operating parameter of one or more computing devices included in the first virtual rack; collecting, on a periodic basis, parameter information associated with the operating parameter; and updating the stored asset information based on the periodically collected parameter information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus comprising:
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a processor circuit; a configuration module arranged for execution by the processor circuit to receive asset information associated with computing devices separately housed in respective decentralized locations, the received asset information to include a type of usage configuration for each of the computing devices, gather additional asset information associated with each of the computing devices, the additional asset information gathered via network communication links coupled to the computing devices and store the received asset information and the additional asset information; and a manager module arranged for execution by the processor circuit to group at least a first portion of the computing devices to create a first virtual rack based on the stored asset information and on a similar type of usage configuration, the manager module also arranged to manage or control an operating parameter of one or more computing devices included in the first virtual rack and periodically collect parameter information associated with the operating parameter to cause the configuration module to periodically update the stored asset information based on the periodically collected parameter information. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. At least one machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a system cause the system to:
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receive asset information associated with computing devices separately housed in respective decentralized locations, the received asset information including a type of usage configuration for each of the computing devices; gather additional asset information associated with each of the computing devices, the additional asset information gathered via network communication links coupled to the computing devices; store the received asset information and the additional asset information; group at least a first portion of the computing devices to create a first virtual rack based, at least in part, on the stored received asset information or the stored additional asset information; manage an operating parameter of at least one computing device included in the first virtual rack; and collect, on a periodic basis, updated parameter information associated with the operating parameter and updating the stored received asset information or the stored additional asset information based on the periodically collected parameter information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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