Dell Products Inc.

Abb Schweiz Ag

Aaron Merkin

Abeye Teshome

Yuan-Chang Lo

Sandeep V Karandikar

Fahd Pirzada

Gavin D Scott

Andrew T Miller

Michael D Condon

Kevin S Borden

A system, method, and computer program product for optimizing a graphical user interface in support of a business process are provided. User activity in a first version of the graphical user interface is logged and compared against a first GUI definition to generate variance data. The variance data is compared to a user proficiency rating generated from personnel and/or reputational data for the user(s) to determine whether and the manner in which to implement the variance data in a second version of the GUI.

System and method for self-optimizing a user interface to support the execution of a business process

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.

Task execution on a managed node based on compliance with execution policy

A method of for system management, comprising initiating a workflow operating on a processor. Initiating a sub-workflow operating on the processor from the workflow. Electronically reading state data for one or more resources designated by the sub-workflow prior to performing a first logical process of the sub-workflow. Storing the state data in a non-transient data memory. Performing logical processes associated with the sub-workflow using the processor. Restoring the state data for the one or more resources if it is determined that an error has occurred.

Undo configuration transactional compensation

A system and method for providing an image to an information handling system is disclosed. A method for delivering an image may include booting an information handling system with a provisioning operating system downloaded via a network into a memory of the information handling system. The method may also include calculating, by the second provisioning OS, a fingerprint of an image stored on the information handling system. The method may additionally include determining if the fingerprint matches a previously-calculated fingerprint of the image calculated prior to delivery of the information handling system to its intended destination. The method may further include enabling the information handling system to boot from a storage resource of the information handling system in response to a determination that the fingerprint matches the previously-calculated fingerprint.

System and method for providing an image to an information handling system

A system for pre-boot authentication of a virtual appliance includes one or more subsystems to receive a command to power-on an information handling system (IHS). After receiving the command to power-on the IHS, the system initializes a power-on self test (POST), passes control of the IHS to a hypervisor, loads a concurrent service environment (CSE), requests user credentials, receives user credentials, authenticates user credentials using the CSE and authorizes a specific operating system image from a plurality of images to run on the IHS via the virtual appliance after the user credentials are authenticated.

Virtual appliance pre-boot authentication

Systems and methods for task execution on a managed node

A system and method for personalizing a device is disclosed herein. A user configures a plurality of settings associated with a device. Each setting is identified as a user setting or a platform setting. The user settings are stored in a personalization virtual object with the user. Platform settings are stored separately from the personalization virtual object. Software for personalizing a device provided on a computer readable medium is disclosed herein. The software comprises a code for execution on a central processing unit operable to configure a plurality of settings associated with a device by a user. The software identifies each setting as a user setting or a platform setting. The user settings are stored in a personalization virtual object associated with the user, and the platform settings are stored separately from the personalization virtual object.

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Round Rock, TX, United States of America

Aaron Merkin