Dell Products Inc.

Eric Williams

Dominique Prunier

Michael Emery Brown

Christopher Atkinson

Elie Antoun Jreij

Sudhir Vittal Shetty

Damon Earley

Kirk Frey

Tommi Salli

Susan Elizabeth Young

Anurag Sharma

Jason David Shaw

Christoper Atkinson

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; updating the data center asset client module to a new version of the data center asset client module, the new version of the data center asset client module including new data center asset module state information and new data center asset connectivity information; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the new data center asset module connectivity information.

Connectivity management system client module update and failure recovery

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a communications management operation. The communications management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client module; setting the data center asset to a disable until claimed status; providing the data center asset with proof of possession information; establishing a connection between the connectivity management system client module and a connectivity management system of a data center monitoring and management console, establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client module and a connectivity management system aggregator based upon the proof of ownership information; and, setting the data asset center to a claimed status based upon the information exchanged between the connectivity management system client module and the connectivity management system.

Device disabled until claimed

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module, the data center asset client module comprising a file download module, the data center asset client module storing a file block; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator, the connectivity management system aggregator communicating with a file distribution service, the file distribution service communicating with a file tracker service, the location of the software component being maintained by the file tracker service; and, distributing the file block from the data center asset client module to the data center asset client module via the file download module.

Connectivity management system client software distribution operation

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module, the data center asset client module including an endpoint extension; providing an endpoint with a data center asset client extension; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the endpoint and the connectivity management system via the data center asset client extension.

Connectivity management system client and host aware extensions for non-embedded use cases

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: establishing a secure communication channel between a connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request, the provisioning request being generated by the baseboard management controller; and, providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.

Data center asset deployment via a connectivity management deployment operation

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between an end user device browser and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the end user device browser to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system aggregator.

Client browser to endpoint peer to peer redirection from cloud control pane

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; and, communicating between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.

Connectivity management system which optimizes embedded connectivity management system operations

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module and an embedded data center asset client module; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a data center asset client module authentication request; authenticating the data center asset client module in response to the data center asset module authentication request; and, configuring software in the data center asset in response to authentication of the data center asset client module.

Data center asset client module authentication via a connectivity management authentication operation

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between a mobile device application and a connectivity management system; submitting a request to the connectivity management system via the mobile device application to establish connectivity with the data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system based upon the request; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system.

Mobile provisioning of a data center asset in a data center connectivity management environment

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center monitoring and management operation. The data center monitoring and management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system of a data center monitoring and management console, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator and a connectivity management system service; exchanging attestation and proof of ownership information between the data center asset communication client module and the connectivity management system service of the connectivity management system; establishing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system aggregator based upon the attestation and proof of ownership information; and, exchanging information between the data center asset client module and the data center monitoring and management console via the secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and the connectivity management system aggregator.

Secure certificate storage when a connectivity management system client is running on an operating system

A system, method, and computer-readable medium for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with an embedded data center asset client module and a passthrough device; establishing a secure communication channel between the embedded data center asset client module and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the embedded data center asset client module and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including an operating system image; and, provisioning an operating system to the data center asset via the embedded data center asset client module and the passthrough device.

Data center asset client bridging via a passthrough device

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module and a host operating system agent; establishing a secure communication channel between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a service mesh proxy; exchanging information between the data center asset and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the data center asset and the connectivity management system; and, remotely executing a workload on the data center asset via a workload orchestration operation, the service mesh proxy communicating with the host operating system agent when performing the workload orchestration operation.

Data center asset remote workload execution via a connectivity management workload orchestration operation

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a plurality of data center assets with a respective plurality of data center asset client modules; establishing a connection between the respective plurality of data center asset client modules and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; discovering interrelationships of the plurality of data center assets; and, generating a topological map of the plurality of data center assets based upon the interrelationships of the plurality of data center assets.

Connectivity management system client inventory and configuration operation for interconnected connectivity management clients

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a connectivity management system client; establishing a secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and a connectivity management system; exchanging information between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system via the secure communication channel between the connectivity management system client and the connectivity management system, the information including a provisioning request; and, providing provisioning information to the data center asset via the secure communication channel.

A system, method, and computer-readable medium are disclosed for performing a data center connectivity management operation. The connectivity management operation includes: providing a data center asset with a data center asset client module; establishing a connection between the data center asset client module and a connectivity management system, the connectivity management system comprising a connectivity management system aggregator; determining whether an endpoint is coupled to the data center asset client module; identifying interconnectivity information associated with the data center asset client module and the endpoint; and, providing the connectivity management system aggregator with the interconnectivity information.

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Eric Williams