Providing power management services in a software provisioning environment

• US 9,223,369 B2
• Filed: 11/07/2014
• Issued: 12/29/2015
• 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
• Primary Examiner(s): SHAW, PELING ANDREW
• Application Number:
  US14/535,849
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067360A1
• Time in Patent Office: 417 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 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 state, 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 comprising:

initiating, by a provisioning server, an action to perform at least one of installing software or modifying software on a target machine;

determining whether an alteration of a power state to the target machine is associated with the action;

in response to the alteration of a power state to the target machine being associated with the action;

generating a command comprising access information for the target machine and the alteration of the power state;

transmitting, by a processor of the provisioning server, the command to the target machine to initiate the alteration of the power state of the target machine; and

utilizing a power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.

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

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

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining the power management system by:

maintaining a record, wherein the record comprises an identification of the target machine and an identification of the power management system utilized by the 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 comprises accessing information for requesting access to the power management system.

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

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

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

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

8. A system comprising:

a processor to;

initiate an action comprising at least one of installing software or modifying software on a target machine;

determine whether an alteration of a power state to the target machine is associated with the action;

in response to the alteration of a power state to the target machine being associated with the action;

generate a command comprising access information for the target machine and the alteration of the power state;

transmit the command to the target machine to initiate the alteration of the power state of the target machine; and

utilize a power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.

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

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

11. The system of claim 8, wherein to determine the power management system, the processor is further to:

maintain a record, wherein the record comprises an identification of the target machine and an identification of the power management system utilized by the target machine; and

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

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

13. The system of claim 8, wherein to utilize the power management system, the processor is further to:

instruct the power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.

14. The system of claim 8, wherein the processor is further to determine the alteration of the power state to be performed on the target machine associated with the action.

15. A method comprising:

initiating, by a provisioning server, an action to perform at least one of installing software or modifying software on a target machine;

determining whether an alteration of a power state to the target machine is associated with the action;

in response to the alteration of a power state to the target machine being associated with the action;

generating a command comprising access information for a power management system and the alteration of the power state;

transmitting, by a processor of the provisioning server, the command to the target machine to initiate the alteration of the power state of the target machine; and

utilizing a power management system to alter the power state of the target machine.

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

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising determining the power management system by:

maintaining a record, wherein the record comprises an identification of the target machine and an identification of the power management system utilized by the target machine; and

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

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the identification of the power management system comprises accessing information for requesting access to the power management system.

19. The method of claim 15, wherein utilizing the power management system comprises:

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

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

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