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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2012
Rohith K. Ashok, Apex, NC (US);
Wei L. Chan, Cary, NC (US);
Hugh E. Hockett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shu C. Wan, Beijing, CN;
Rohith K. Ashok, Apex, NC (US);
Wei L. Chan, Cary, NC (US);
Hugh E. Hockett, Raleigh, NC (US);
Shu C. Wan, Beijing, CN;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for managing hardware components in a cloud computing environment. A mobile device captures an image of a bar code placed on a rack that is associated with an identifier that references an Internet resource of the management software that manages the rack. The mobile device transmits a request to the management software for information regarding a component in the rack, where the request includes a unique identifier (e.g., serial number) associated with the component. The management software uses the unique identifier to identify the component of interest and transmits information regarding the component of interest to the mobile device. In this manner, the client device can conveniently access the management software as well as conveniently acquire information dynamically from the management software about specific hardware components in these racks while the user is on the floor of the data center.