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Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 30, 2020
Applicant:

Dell Products L.p., Round Rock, TX (US);

Inventors:

Yining Chu, Shanghai, CN;

Hong Yuan, Shanghai, CN;

Zhe Huang, Suzhou, CN;

HongGang Liu, Shanghai, CN;

Huiying Shen, Shanghai, CN;

Assignee:

Dell Products L.P., Round Rock, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2018.01); G06F 9/50 (2006.01); G06F 9/48 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 9/485 (2013.01); G06F 9/5044 (2013.01); G06F 9/5083 (2013.01); G06F 2209/503 (2013.01);
Abstract

An information handling system may include at least one processor; and a non-transitory memory coupled to the at least one processor. The information handling system may be configured to manage an upgrade of a cluster of N host systems by: receiving an indication of a number M of host systems of the cluster that are needed to satisfy an operational requirement of the cluster; removing N-M of the host systems from the cluster; causing the removed host systems to be upgraded in parallel; and adding at least one of the removed host systems back to the cluster after the at least one of the removed host systems has completed the upgrade.


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