Dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity
First Claim
1. A method for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity, the method comprising:
- receiving at an enclosure of different hardware devices in a data center, a message for personnel proximity based activation of a service indicator lamp;
activating a presence sensor in response to receiving the message; and
,responsive to presence sensing an individual by the presence sensor, activating the service indicator lamp of the enclosure, authenticating the individual, and displaying message text of the message in a management console of the enclosure only if the individual authenticates.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention provide a method, system and computer program product for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity. In an embodiment of the invention, a method for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity is provided. The method includes receiving at an enclosure of different hardware devices in a data center, a message for personnel proximity based activation of a service indicator lamp and activating a presence sensor in response to receiving the message. The method also includes responding to presence sensing an individual by the presence sensor by activating the service indicator lamp of the enclosure.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity, the method comprising:
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receiving at an enclosure of different hardware devices in a data center, a message for personnel proximity based activation of a service indicator lamp; activating a presence sensor in response to receiving the message; and
,responsive to presence sensing an individual by the presence sensor, activating the service indicator lamp of the enclosure, authenticating the individual, and displaying message text of the message in a management console of the enclosure only if the individual authenticates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A data processing system configured for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity, the system comprising:
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an enclosure enclosing a plurality of different hardware devices in a data center; a management console managing the enclosure; a service indicator lamp amongst several lamps coupled to the enclosure; a presence sensor disposed in the enclosure; and
,a service indicator activation module executing in memory of one of the hardware devices, the module comprising program code enabled upon execution to receive a message for personnel proximity based activation of the service indicator lamp, to activate the presence sensor in response to receiving the message, and, responsive to presence sensing an individual by the presence sensor, activating the service indicator lamp of the enclosure, authenticating the individual, and displaying message text of the message in a management console of the enclosure only if the individual authenticates. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program product for dynamic activation of service indicators based upon service personnel proximity, the computer program product comprising:
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a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code embodied therewith, the computer readable program code comprising; computer readable program code for receiving at an enclosure of different hardware devices in a data center, a message for personnel proximity based activation of a service indicator lamp; computer readable program code for activating a presence sensor in response to receiving the message; and
,computer readable program code for responding to presence sensing an individual by the presence sensor by activating the service indicator lamp of the enclosure, authenticating the individual, and displaying message text of the message in a management console of the enclosure only if the individual authenticates. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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