Method and apparatus for determining system information in a device having a plurality of processors, each including virtual machines and some located on separate insertable boards

Abstract

A framework that creates an abstraction layer to configure/display system resources and process/application resource utilization while accessing the system information from a CLI. The framework is implemented using a scripting language like python and uses pre-existing OS or OEM tools to configure/display system resource information and filter the output to implement the CLI. A user argument defines the choice to use the framework as a standalone utility (running in a Linux shell) or in a library mode. Since the framework makes use of OS or OEM tools and does not access any system resource directly, the framework can be run in the virtual machine and baremetal OS. The framework can access the OS or OEM tools to configure/display system resource information locally and remotely by establishing remote communication through rsh (remote shell) connections. This approach allows reuse of the code, minimizes the implementation complexity, reduces development time and minimizes defects.